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Date:      Wed, 10 Jun 1998 19:14:10 -0500 (EST)
From:      "John S. Dyson" <dyson@FreeBSD.ORG>
To:        mycroft@mit.edu (Charles M. Hannum)
Cc:        dg@root.com, thorpej@nas.nasa.gov, freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, core@FreeBSD.ORG, cgd@netbsd.org, ross@netbsd.org, core@netbsd.org
Subject:   Re: Copyright infringement in FreeBSD/alpha
Message-ID:  <199806110014.TAA10898@dyson.iquest.net>
In-Reply-To: <el2ogw0ubei.fsf@lunacity.ne.mediaone.net> from "Charles M. Hannum" at "Jun 10, 98 06:42:13 pm"

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Charles M. Hannum said:
> 
> David Greenman <dg@root.com> writes:
> 
> >    If this is indeed "not the first time that something like this has
> > happened", and there is another instance where this needs to be corrected,
> > then by all means point it out so that it can be corrected. I'm not aware
> > of any such cases ever occuring before myself, however.
> 
> I suppose that depends on how far back you want to go.  I distinctly
> recall another case of code being copied without retaining a notice,
> and I was personally flamed quite vehemently when I mentioned it in in
> a private forum.  I can't claim there are more -- though I do wonder
> -- because I haven't paid much attention to FreeBSD code since then.
> 
> At any rate, this discussion can only lead to more flames.
> 
I remember something about that, but the allegations were very
very untrue.  I even witnessed the evolution of the code in question.
At best, the allegation was a mistake.

-- 
John                  | Never try to teach a pig to sing,
dyson@freebsd.org     | it just makes you look stupid,
jdyson@nc.com         | and it irritates the pig.

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