Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 14:57:32 -0600 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: The Clark Family <res03db2@gte.net> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Pet Theory for World Domination Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20000715145330.04d309c0@localhost> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007151335530.9286-100000@orthanc.dsl.gtei.n et> References: <Pine.NEB.3.96.1000713235500.29728D-100000@shell-3.enteract.com>
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It seems to me that it's the trademark, more than the code, that has been the curse. Remember how the AT&T lawsuit started? It was filed after a new startup called BSD, Inc. began to advertise its products together with the phone number 1-800-ITS-UNIX. --Brett At 02:37 PM 7/15/2000, The Clark Family wrote: >That bit-o-code seems to have a curse on it. Has anyone who's owned it >done well? > >(Not that I remember, but then my memory isn't very long or detailed.) > >[RC] > >On Thu, 13 Jul 2000, David Scheidt wrote: > >> On Thu, 13 Jul 2000, James Howard wrote: >> >> :In message <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007132020180.3210-100000@orthanc.dsl.gtei.net>, The >> :Clark Family writes: >> :> >> :> SCO bought UNIXWare from Novell didn't they? >> : >> :Yes. Also, wasn't this purchase made *during* the court proceedings? >> >> I think that was AT&T selling UNIX to Novell. My history is sort of fuzzy, >> though. >> >> David >> >> >> >> >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message >> > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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