[newbie] CA Blasts SCO, Disputes Linux License Claim; SCO Sues Two Linux Users, Warns About Further Action

2004-03-10 Thread Glenn
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Re: [newbie] CA Blasts SCO, Disputes Linux License Claim; SCO Sues Two Linux Users, Warns About Further Action

2004-03-10 Thread Lanman
On March 10, 2004 04:23 am, Glenn wrote: http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,90853,00.html?nlid=LIN and http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,90868,00.html?nlid=LIN Gee! What a total surprise this is! Grin! I'm pretty sure that someone on this list, and others in a

Re: [newbie] CA Blasts SCO, Disputes Linux License Claim; SCO Sues Two Linux Users, Warns About Further Action

2004-03-10 Thread Bryan Phinney
On Wednesday 10 March 2004 08:57 am, Lanman wrote: Gee! What a total surprise this is! Grin! I'm pretty sure that someone on this list, and others in a variety of publications suggested that SCO would change from being a Unix/Linux solutions provider to a company specializing in litigation.

Re: [newbie] CA Blasts SCO, Disputes Linux License Claim; SCO Sues Two Linux Users, Warns About Further Action

2004-03-10 Thread Kaj Haulrich
On Wednesday 10 March 2004 15:32, Bryan Phinney wrote: snip The one bright spot about all of this is that the US is rapidly providing a shining example of why our IP and copyright models are antiquated and no longer serving their original purpose. This makes it more likely that other

Re: [newbie] CA Blasts SCO, Disputes Linux License Claim; SCO Sues Two Linux Users, Warns About Further Action

2004-03-10 Thread John Richard Smith
Bryan Phinney wrote: The one bright spot about all of this is that the US is rapidly providing a shining example of why our IP and copyright models are antiquated and no longer serving their original purpose. This makes it more likely that other countries will hopefully form their own systems

Re: [newbie] CA Blasts SCO, Disputes Linux License Claim; SCO Sues Two Linux Users, Warns About Further Action

2004-03-10 Thread Aron Smith
On Wednesday 10 March 2004 07:32 am, Bryan Phinney wrote: On Wednesday 10 March 2004 08:57 am, Lanman wrote: Gee! What a total surprise this is! Grin! I'm pretty sure that someone on this list, and others in a variety of publications suggested that SCO would change from being a Unix/Linux

Re: [newbie] CA Blasts SCO, Disputes Linux License Claim; SCO Sues Two Linux Users, Warns About Further Action

2004-03-10 Thread JoeHill
On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 08:17:55 -0800 Aron Smith disseminated the following: The one bright spot about all of this is that the US is rapidly providing a shining example of why our IP and copyright models are antiquated and no longer serving their original purpose. This makes it more likely

Re: [newbie] CA Blasts SCO, Disputes Linux License Claim; SCO Sues Two Linux Users, Warns About Further Action

2004-03-10 Thread Margot
John Richard Smith wrote: Bryan Phinney wrote: The one bright spot about all of this is that the US is rapidly providing a shining example of why our IP and copyright models are antiquated and no longer serving their original purpose. This makes it more likely that other countries will

Re: [newbie] CA Blasts SCO, Disputes Linux License Claim; SCO Sues Two Linux Users, Warns About Further Action

2004-03-10 Thread Bryan Phinney
On Wednesday 10 March 2004 02:51 pm, Margot wrote: The original purpose of patenting and copy write was to protect original and novel ideas for the purpose of rewarding their creators. It has long since been clear to me that the purpose today is to create blocks to widespread use of that