From: Jamie Lokier <jamie@shareable.org>
To: Brian McGroarty <brian@mcgroarty.net>
Cc: Jeff Sipek <jeffpc@optonline.net>,
Gabor MICSKO <gmicsko@szintezis.hu>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: SCO offers UnixWare licenses for Linux
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 20:48:33 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20030722194833.GF3267@mail.jlokier.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20030721223548.GA21349@mcgroarty.net>
On Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 01:53:17PM -0400, Jeff Sipek wrote:
> "SCO has announced its latest move: concerned Linux users will be able to buy
> a UnixWare License for a "run-time, binary use of Linux." If you buy into
> their protection scheme, they promise not to sue - but only for binary use.
> Looking at the source (or modifying it), it seems, will not be allowed. It
> will be interesting to see how many companies actually buy these licenses."
I am no legal expert. My lay person's understanding is that SCO's
offer appears to forfeit SCO's right to distribute Linux under the
GPL, due to the GPL's "no additional restrictions" clause.
Anyone for a countersuit? :)
-- Jamie
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-07-22 19:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 42+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-07-21 17:10 SCO offers UnixWare licenses for Linux Gabor MICSKO
2003-07-21 17:52 ` Michael Bernstein
2003-07-21 18:59 ` Diego Calleja García
2003-07-21 20:09 ` Richard B. Johnson
2003-07-21 20:36 ` Shawn
2003-07-24 14:52 ` Felipe Alfaro Solana
2003-07-24 15:08 ` Larry McVoy
2003-07-24 15:49 ` Sancar Saran
2003-07-24 19:32 ` Alan Cox
2003-07-25 11:44 ` Sancar Saran
2003-07-24 15:54 ` Richard B. Johnson
2003-07-24 16:01 ` Larry McVoy
2003-07-24 16:17 ` Tomas Szepe
2003-07-24 16:39 ` Yuliy Pisetsky
2003-07-24 16:55 ` Larry McVoy
2003-07-24 18:48 ` nick
2003-07-24 16:52 ` Ian Hastie
2003-07-24 17:22 ` Larry McVoy
2003-07-24 22:52 ` Stephan von Krawczynski
2003-07-24 17:00 ` David Benfell
2003-07-24 17:34 ` Felipe Alfaro Solana
2003-07-24 17:46 ` Shawn
2003-07-24 22:55 ` Jan Harkes
2003-07-24 23:27 ` Stephan von Krawczynski
2003-07-25 19:29 ` Timothy Miller
2003-07-24 21:03 ` Leandro Guimarães Faria Corsetti Dutra
2003-07-21 17:53 ` Jeff Sipek
2003-07-21 22:35 ` Brian McGroarty
2003-07-22 19:48 ` Jamie Lokier [this message]
2003-07-22 3:41 ` Kurt Wall
2003-07-21 17:24 Mudama, Eric
2003-07-22 23:34 Clayton Weaver
[not found] <20030724234213.GA20064@work.bitmover.com>
2003-07-25 0:11 ` Michael Bernstein
2003-07-25 0:21 ` Larry McVoy
2003-07-25 12:43 ` Jamie Lokier
2003-07-25 13:37 ` David S. Miller
2003-07-25 15:09 ` Yaroslav Rastrigin
2003-07-25 15:10 ` David S. Miller
2003-07-25 15:17 ` Larry McVoy
2003-07-25 13:37 Downing, Thomas
2003-07-26 8:21 Anuradha Ratnaweera
2003-07-26 14:49 ` Henrik Persson
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