Re: [expert] [OT] SCO sues IBM over Linux and UNIX

2003-03-13 Thread Sridhar Dhanapalan
On Sat, 8 Mar 2003 01:40:37 +1100, Sridhar Dhanapalan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: SCO has decided to sue IBM for $US1 billion for alleged intellectual property infringement regarding IBM's contributions to GNU/Linux. SCO's actions are NOT good for Linux or open source, and we the community should

Re: [expert] [OT] SCO sues IBM over Linux and UNIX

2003-03-09 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Saturday March 8 2003 05:21 pm, Joeb wrote: Anyway, as I have said before, IANAL, so I'll let the free software foundation make their arguments. I'm sure they will do a much better job than I could do! Joeb Only thing I know about court cases is the outcome is rarely based on

Re: [expert] [OT] SCO sues IBM over Linux and UNIX

2003-03-09 Thread civileme
On Saturday 08 March 2003 02:21 pm, Joeb wrote: On Sat, 8 Mar 2003 17:11:23 -0500 Greg Meyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Saturday 08 March 2003 04:53 pm, Joeb wrote: Not to disagree with you Todd, but when you say They get their billion... are you referring to SCO or the lawyers (not

Re: [expert] [OT] SCO sues IBM over Linux and UNIX

2003-03-08 Thread Joeb
Not to disagree with you Todd, but when you say They get their billion... are you referring to SCO or the lawyers (not that it makes much difference)? :) Way I see it, there are a couple of questions. Q1) Was IBM entitled to use the code? A1) Yes, that is not part of the litigation. Q2) Was

Re: [expert] [OT] SCO sues IBM over Linux and UNIX

2003-03-08 Thread Greg Meyer
On Saturday 08 March 2003 04:53 pm, Joeb wrote: Not to disagree with you Todd, but when you say They get their billion... are you referring to SCO or the lawyers (not that it makes much difference)? :) Way I see it, there are a couple of questions. Q1) Was IBM entitled to use the code? A1)

Re: [expert] [OT] SCO sues IBM over Linux and UNIX

2003-03-08 Thread Joeb
On Sat, 8 Mar 2003 17:11:23 -0500 Greg Meyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Saturday 08 March 2003 04:53 pm, Joeb wrote: Not to disagree with you Todd, but when you say They get their billion... are you referring to SCO or the lawyers (not that it makes much difference)? :) Way I see it,

[expert] [OT] SCO sues IBM over Linux and UNIX

2003-03-07 Thread Sridhar Dhanapalan
SCO has decided to sue IBM for $US1 billion for alleged intellectual property infringement regarding IBM's contributions to GNU/Linux. SCO's actions are NOT good for Linux or open source, and we the community should not stand for it. PCLinuxOnline has decided to respond by boycotting SCO and its

Re: [expert] [OT] SCO sues IBM over Linux and UNIX

2003-03-07 Thread Praedor Atrebates
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Friday 07 March 2003 09:40 am, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: SCO has decided to sue IBM for $US1 billion for alleged intellectual property infringement regarding IBM's contributions to GNU/Linux. SCO's actions are NOT good for Linux or open source,

Re: [expert] [OT] SCO sues IBM over Linux and UNIX

2003-03-07 Thread Jack Coates
On Fri, 2003-03-07 at 06:40, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: SCO has decided to sue IBM for $US1 billion for alleged intellectual property infringement regarding IBM's contributions to GNU/Linux. SCO's actions are NOT good for Linux or open source, and we the community should not stand for it.

Re: [expert] [OT] SCO sues IBM over Linux and UNIX

2003-03-07 Thread James Sparenberg
On Fri, 2003-03-07 at 06:40, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: SCO has decided to sue IBM for $US1 billion for alleged intellectual property infringement regarding IBM's contributions to GNU/Linux. SCO's actions are NOT good for Linux or open source, and we the community should not stand for it.

RE: [expert] [OT] SCO sues IBM over Linux and UNIX

2003-03-07 Thread Franki
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of James Sparenberg Sent: Saturday, 8 March 2003 3:20 AM To: Expert List Subject: Re: [expert] [OT] SCO sues IBM over Linux and UNIX On Fri, 2003-03-07 at 06:40, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: SCO has decided to sue IBM for $US1 billion for alleged intellectual

Re: [expert] [OT] SCO sues IBM over Linux and UNIX

2003-03-07 Thread Todd Lyons
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Jack Coates wrote on Fri, Mar 07, 2003 at 08:55:41AM -0800 : SCO has decided to sue IBM for $US1 billion for alleged intellectual property infringement regarding IBM's contributions to GNU/Linux. They are of course shooting themselves with this

Re: [expert] [OT] SCO sues IBM over Linux and UNIX

2003-03-07 Thread Felix Miata
Jack Coates wrote: They are of course shooting themselves with this action... however, I beleive the applicable terms might be euthanasia or self-inflicted coup de grace :-) Seen any SCO or Caldera out there in the real world lately? I haven't. They're as dead as OS/2 already and are trying

Re: [expert] [OT] SCO sues IBM over Linux and UNIX

2003-03-07 Thread Jack Coates
On Fri, 2003-03-07 at 21:05, Felix Miata wrote: Jack Coates wrote: They are of course shooting themselves with this action... however, I beleive the applicable terms might be euthanasia or self-inflicted coup de grace :-) Seen any SCO or Caldera out there in the real world lately? I