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On Wed, Jan 07, 2004 at 09:45:06PM -0700, Brett Glass wrote:
>At 07:47 PM 1/6/2004, Avleen Vig wrote:
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>>Advocacy is NOT a race
>
>Yes, it is. Linux is where it is today because it grabbed more
>buzz, sooner, than BSD.

An alternative viewpoint is that BSD spent 2-3 years in limbo
whilst the AT&T/BSDI suit ground thru the legal system.  During
this time, Linux managed to get a big headstart.

The current SCO suit has the possibility to do the same to Linux
except that:
1) SCO's claims are so outlandish that no-one takes them seriously
2) SCO has decided to include BSD in it's claims.

Peter