From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264505AbTLVVXR (ORCPT ); Mon, 22 Dec 2003 16:23:17 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264507AbTLVVXQ (ORCPT ); Mon, 22 Dec 2003 16:23:16 -0500 Received: from amber.ccs.neu.edu ([129.10.116.51]:21897 "EHLO amber.ccs.neu.edu") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264505AbTLVVXP (ORCPT ); Mon, 22 Dec 2003 16:23:15 -0500 Subject: Re: SCO's infringing files list From: Stan Bubrouski To: "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" In-Reply-To: <20031222211358.GG6761@digitasaru.net> References: <1072125736.1286.170.camel@duergar> <20031222211358.GG6761@digitasaru.net> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1072128193.2947.4.camel@duergar> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.5 (1.4.5-7) Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 16:23:14 -0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, 2003-12-22 at 16:14, Joseph Pingenot wrote: > >Any thoughts? > > Yep. After a very partial and preliminary look (ctype.h, signal.h, errno.h) > I would recommend that SCO sue the much larger pot of Microsoft Windows > users out there. > So far as I can tell, Visual Studio ships with these files as well, although > I can't compare the Linux, SCO, and Windows versions of them. > Anyone with more info? > > -Joseph > SCO contends that as part of BSD settlement these files must retain a System V copyright header...unfortunately for them that settlement onyl affected BSD and no one else, and the judge made clear it didn't believe USL held the copyrights to these files sine they were previously released without a copyright statement. Furthermore the private settlement still isn't public so their claims are beyond dubious, they fall into fraudulent at this point. These files have been published in books and elsewhere... and are mostly defines, no code or methods... Looks bleak for them, as long as the press doesn't jsut use this to keep backing SCO as heros...god it makes me sick...in any other country these fiends would be behind bars for trying extort money for things they don't own and haven't proven they own. Swindlers. Come on SEC, step up you quivering cowards. -sb