From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S269813AbUJSUC6 (ORCPT ); Tue, 19 Oct 2004 16:02:58 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S269683AbUJSUCx (ORCPT ); Tue, 19 Oct 2004 16:02:53 -0400 Received: from chaos.analogic.com ([204.178.40.224]:3200 "EHLO chaos.analogic.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S269817AbUJSUBq (ORCPT ); Tue, 19 Oct 2004 16:01:46 -0400 Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 16:01:22 -0400 (EDT) From: "Richard B. Johnson" Reply-To: root@chaos.analogic.com To: Kurt Wall cc: Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: Linux v2.6.9 and GPL Buyout In-Reply-To: <20041019192406.GE8253@kurtwerks.com> Message-ID: References: <417550FB.8020404@drdos.com> <20041019192406.GE8253@kurtwerks.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, 19 Oct 2004, Kurt Wall wrote: > On Tue, Oct 19, 2004, Jeff V. Merkey took 66 lines to troll: >> >> Although we do not work with them and are in fact on the the other side >> of Unixware from a >> competing viewpoint, SCO has contacted us and identifed with precise >> detail and factual >> documentation the code and intellectual property in Linux they claim was >> taken from Unix. >> We have reviewed their claims and they appear to create enough >> uncertianty to warrant >> removal of the infringing portions. > > But, naturally, you can't reveal the precise files and lines of code that > SCO claim was stolen. For $DEITY's sake, you're still a Canopy stooge and > hanger on, even though you're smart enough to know better. How much did > NFT or Canopy give you to agree to this preposterous claim? > > Welcome to my killfile. > > Kurt Some people just don't know how to tell a joke! I wonder how many companies have "non-exclusive" licenses to UNIX from AT&T? I don't recall SCO buying back any of those licenses. In particular, AT&T gave a non-exclusive license to many universities, including UC/Berkeley, where most of the student-written code came from before there was a Linux. Don't let SCO crap bother you. They don't have a leg to stand on. They think they "own" Unix while, in fact, it was given away long before they latched onto its last craze. FYI, this DR-DOS is pretty interesting. I knew the founder of Digital Research, Gary Kildall. They probably would do well to check their facts before they put a history-rewrite on their web-pages. I think the DR-DOS is a hack of freedos and I think they might try the same thing with Linux. Cheers, Dick Johnson Penguin : Linux version 2.6.9 on an i686 machine (5537.79 GrumpyMips). 98.36% of all statistics are fiction.