[NTLUG:Discuss] SCO, IBM, MS, Linux

Tue May 27 18:42:53 CDT 2003

Steve Baker <sjbaker1 at airmail.net> wrote:

>jeremy wrote:
>
>> Another twist is that SCO already released the code under GPL in there
>> own distro...  talk about a bone headed move on their part!
>> I don't see how they can successfully sue anyone for using what they
>> already released as open source!
>
>I read someplace that they claim the infringement happened BEFORE
>they shipped copied of Linux under GPL and that they were (at that
>time) unaware that illegal copies of their code were in Linux.  Had
>they known, they would not have GPL'ed it - so (in effect) they were
>tricked into GPL'ing their own code.
>

The facts in the document at http://www.opensource.org/sco-vs-ibm.html are 
really damning to SCO's case.   If facts are allowed to speak, this is only
an interesting and tired argument.
Garion

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