[NTLUG:Discuss] SCO is sending Linix license invoices to corporate users

[Tom Adelstein]

bkontr at comcast.net wrote:
> Tom Adelstein wrote:
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>> bkontr at comcast.net wrote:
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>>> I thought everyone might want to read about SCO's latest extortion 
>>> tactic.
>>> http://www.businessweek.com/technology/cnet/stories/5070583.htm
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>>> By the way, the newsgroup part of discuss appears to be broken.
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>>> https://ntlug.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
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>> You have to feel sorry for them, a little.
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>> They're digging a whole so deep, they'll never get out of it.
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>> BTW, http://linuxlobby.org/mt/ is posting also everything related to SCO.
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> Thanks for the tip Tom. I was thinking the same about SCO myself. 
> Doesn't SCO know they are inviting mail fraud charges by sending out 
> these invoices? David Boies can't be that stupid, can he? The German 
> court has already fined SCO 10,000 euros for the libelous statements 
> made on the .de site:
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> http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/09/02/HNscofined_1.html
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> Surely there must be a way for Linux users here to be able to complain 
> to the courts or government agencies to stop this type of harassment. 
> Should complaints should be brought to the postal service or FTC if 
> local Linux companies recieve one of these SCO invoices?

I have a link on http://linuxlobby.org so people can file a complaint 
with the FTC. Anyone can file a complaint.

I also signed at petitition at

http://www.pclinuxonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=4639

You can get to it from the Linuxlobby.org home page by clicking on the 
SCO graphic on the left of the page.

http://www.pclinuxonline.com

has mounted a big effort and has lawyers donatng services, etc.

Linux folks just don't seem to get active in these matters. Otherwise, 
it would have already been stopped.

They will write replies on Slashdot by the hundreds of thousands.