[oclug] sco vs. linux cont....

[Raymond Wood]

On Tue, Jul 22, 2003 at 10:31:21AM -0400, daniel imagined:
> http://www.integratedmar.com/ecl.cfm?item=DLY072103-05
> 
> i just got this link which claims that they've found "proof"
> that linux code was ripped off from unix.  the recent stuff
> from 2.4 not even 2.2 and it goes right down the spelling
> mistakes made in comments.
> 
> i'm not posting this to "get the word out" so much as to see
> if anyone has rebuttal links.  the article seemed rather one
> sided, and i'm not sure where else to look:

I have to admit to being fairly flabbergasted by this whole
affair.  AFAIK nothing that SCO has alleged so far has been
proven; it's all just talk.  And yet, on the basis of 'just
talk', they can begin to threaten and intimidate people with law
suits right left and centre?  Is it also incumbent then on those
being sued to prove their innocence, or is SCO required to prove
the truth of their statements before they can sue?

It's like M$, er SCO, has manufactured a new license for Linux
out of thin air by simply waving a wand and saying "This is so".
:-(

Cheers,
Raymond
-- 
"What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the
homeless, whether the mad destruction is brought under the name
of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty and democracy?"
(Gandhi)
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