the origins of fsck

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>From sdyer at BBN-UNIX Tue Sep 29 14:13:18 1981
Does anyone out there know just where "fsck" came from, and exactly
what license (V7, 32V) has jurisdiction over it?  WE has been no help in
this regard--they say essentially that if a program's origin is suspect
at all, then it can't be distributed to others (under a binary sub-license,
for example.)   But they can't verify just where "fsck" fits in.

People's comments would be greatly appreciated.  Maybe I can
get the name of someone official who knows the truth.