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From: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>
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Subject: Re: RWS
To: bright@wintelcom.net (Alfred Perlstein)
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 08:41:15 +0000 (GMT)
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	marko@FreeBSD.ORG (Mark Ovens),
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> > See the part about "mentioning features or use of this software"?
> > 
> > If you don't mention "Now with BSD technology!" or "Includes TCP/IP!",
> > then you don't have to say squat in the advertising materials.
> 
> You're correct, however it'd be pretty hard to sell a BSD based
> product any other way.

Only if you had some insane and fiscally unjustifiable compulsion to
label it as such.  For example, InterJets don't claim features or
use of BSD in advertising.  They give credit on their web pages, not
because they have to, but because they choose to.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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or previous employers.


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