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Re: SCO -- Micro$oft's Lap Dog
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Wed, 6 Aug 2003 20:24:25 GMT
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MATTDM@antispamMATTDM.ORG
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Chris Phillips <drvegetable@attbi.com> wrote:
> SCO still hasn't even proven in court that they have any legal claim to
> any Linux code, yet they are already employing heavy-handed tactics. "Pay
> up now or we will sue you later." (Hmm. I wonder where they learned that
> kind of behavior?) I hope this sends a shiver down the spine of every
> corporate customer of both companies. Find the exits NOW!!!
In fact, they haven't even given a hint as to what they are actually
claiming they own!
> Until today, I must admit that I have regarded Linux as a mere curiosity.
> Now I see that the entire future of the computing industry depends on the
> success of alternatives to the Windows monopoly. One more rebel joins the
> cause!
Cool.
I suggest you download a copy of the Linux kernel from SCO themselves,
distributed under the GPL. You can get the source from:
<URL:ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenLinux/3.1.1/Workstation/current/SRPMS/
linux-2.4.13-21D.src.rpm>
and the binary from
<URL:ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenLinux/3.1.1/Workstation/current/RPMS/
linux-kernel-binary-2.4.13-21D.i386.rpm>
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Then, you can redistribute any the modifications to whomever you like. Even
if SCO miraculously does have a legitimate claim to some of the code
(doubtful), they've now licensed it to you as Free Software.
--
Matthew Miller mattdm@mattdm.org <http://www.mattdm.org/>
Boston University Linux ------> <http://linux.bu.edu/>
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| Disgusting. A few million dollars investment by Micro$uck in SCO and suddenly the smaller company is all piss and vinegar, snapping at its UNIX brethren with a ridiculous threat to sue any company using Linux on a server if they don't cough up a (...) (21 years ago, 6-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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