Re: [tlug] A SCO letter

[Marcus Metzler <mocm@example.com>]

Edward Middleton writes:
 > On Sun, 2003-05-18 at 16:16, Godwin Stewart wrote:
 > > And Thus Spake simon colston <simon@example.com> (on Sun, 18 May 2003
 > > 11:10:45 +0900):
 > > 
 > > > Godwin was talking about the O/S, the operating system.  XFree, Apache,
 > > > KDE, etc., are not part of the OS.
 > > 
 > > Thank you Simon. You beat me to it :)
 > > 
 > > I wonder what the initiator of the GNU project, Richard Stallman, has to say
 > > about SCO claiming that all the work he did was nothing but an illegal clone
 > > of Unix. I'd be livid!
 > 
 > I believe SCO is currently only looking at the Linux kernel (The IBM
 > case).  The bottom line is they are going after money, i.e. direct
 > copyright ("unauthorized derivative") infringement,because its easy to
 > prove.  As far as I can see SCO hasn't really said anything specifically
 > about GNU projects.

SCO hasn't said anything specifically about anything. If they are
really worried about their IP then they should have named the
infringements and sent a cease and desist. If they don't do that it is
almost entrapment and should not hold in court.

Marcus

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