On Monday, July 28, 2003 9:21 PM [GMT+0800=SGT], Spoonman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> As of now SCO is only targeting distributors of linux. > And they have a problem only with the SMP part of the > kernel. > > Normal users running non-SMP boxes should not be affected > anyway I guess. You guess wrong. If you have copied SMP code belonging to SCO, the fact that you did not use it, or made no money from it, will not protect you. You may get away with lower damages paid to SCO, but you are still guilty. > Its happening exactly as before "freebsd in the midst of a > legal battle" and people choosing linux for development. Huh? When was this? > Even if its true that IBM copied SCO's SMP code into > linux its just a matter of time before that code is scraped > and someone writes something else. Yes, but that does not take away liability for past offences. This is like saying "If SCO catches me stealing, I can always work honestly". > But, I dont take it as lightly as Raju does. Raj cut his teeth on Unix'es. To him, the "freedom" of Linux is more important than the fact the does not pay for it. And he could get a job anyday administring any Unix variant, so perhaps he is less concerned than us "specialised Linux" folks. ;-) -- Sanjeev _______________________________________________ ilugd mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd
