From: clemc@ccc.com (Clem Cole)
Subject: [TUHS] Mentally Contaminated
Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2017 17:23:42 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAC20D2MPn=sHEioHy4ENN4gCHg2LxVzo0cWVf=WS-PBk48MXng@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <96E8D150-E30F-4AC5-BEA1-C7DDC000D22A@kdbarto.org>
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Yes, i have one somewhere
On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 12:22 PM David <david at kdbarto.org> wrote:
>
> What made Linux happen was the BSDi/UCB vs AT&T case. At the time, a
> lot of hackers (myself included) thought the case was about *copyright*.
> It was not, it was about *trade secret* and the ideas around UNIX. *
i.e.*
> folks like, we "mentally contaminated" with the AT&T Intellectual
Property.
>
Wasn’t there a Usenix button with the phrase “Mentally Contaminated” on it?
I’m sure I’ve got it around here somewhere. Or is my memory suffering from
parity errors?
David
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