Warren Togami wrote:
Can't find the link to Red Hat's filing yet...
I am sure it will be available soon. If not, I will send you a copy. Red Hat's complaint is very well written, and I strongly suggest that everyone take a close look at it.
I don't know if anyone here still remembers (or, to some, are old enough to know) the "Apple vs. Microsoft" case. This case, which deals with the copyrightability of the look-and-feel of computer screens, was a defining moment in personal computing. Microsoft took the challenge and won, and the rest became history. (I am sure Microsoft in the future will argue that look-n-feel should be copyrightable, but that's a different story.)
In light of the huge momentum of the open source movement, I believe the Red Hat vs. SCO case will be another defining moment which will clarify the laws regarding Linux, open-source, GPL, etc. I think everyone here should feel excited that we are right in the middle of one of biggest truning moments of human history (while it still seems that no one else on the islands is aware of what's going on).
Wayne
