From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S269542AbTGXRTE (ORCPT ); Thu, 24 Jul 2003 13:19:04 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S269555AbTGXRTE (ORCPT ); Thu, 24 Jul 2003 13:19:04 -0400 Received: from 153.Red-213-4-13.pooles.rima-tde.net ([213.4.13.153]:35080 "EHLO small.felipe-alfaro.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S269542AbTGXRTC (ORCPT ); Thu, 24 Jul 2003 13:19:02 -0400 Subject: Re: SCO offers UnixWare licenses for Linux From: Felipe Alfaro Solana To: Larry McVoy Cc: Diego Calleja Garc?a , Michael Bernstein , gmicsko@szintezis.hu, LKML In-Reply-To: <20030724150841.GA12647@work.bitmover.com> References: <1058807414.513.4.camel@sunshine> <141DFFFA-BBA4-11D7-A61F-000A95773C00@seven-angels.net> <20030721205940.7190f845.diegocg@teleline.es> <1059058329.957.11.camel@teapot.felipe-alfaro.com> <20030724150841.GA12647@work.bitmover.com> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1059068046.577.3.camel@teapot.felipe-alfaro.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.3.99 Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 19:34:06 +0200 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, 2003-07-24 at 17:08, Larry McVoy wrote: > There seems to be a prevailing opinion that if there is stolen code in > Linux that came from SCO owned code that all that needs to be done is > to remove it and everything is fine. I don't think it works that way. > If code was stolen and the fact that it is in Linux helped destroy > SCO's business then SCO has the right to try and get damages. I.e., > Linux damaged SCO by using the code. I see the point but... Take Linux as a community. Let's say someone contributes stolen code, but the community doesn't check if the contributed code violates any IP or copyright law. So, is the Linux community guilty? Or else should the one that contributed code be considered guilty? We can't be liable for the work of others over which we don't have total control. Or is the law forcing us to check line by line the contributions made by hundreds of programmers all around the world?