"Linux doesn't exist"
Computerworld speaks to SCO Australian directory: Kieran O'Shaughnessy, who says
IBM has transformed Linux from a bicycle to a Rolls-Royce, [...]
What a compliment. A Rolls Royce, that you can download for free and copy as many times as you wish. (IBM have done sterling work, though I don't think they would claim sole credit.)
SCO, [O'Shaugnessy] said, doesn't just expect financial compensation but removal of the stolen code.
This is a striking change from the position SCO have held in court over the last year. If only it were true: everyone could be easily satisfied, and SCO could stop bleeding $60,000 per day on lawyers.
All he needs to do is send a reasonably detailed and justified explanation of what SCO code is in Linux, and it'll be gone. When owners have wanted to remove their code before, it's been done within a week.
Of course SCO have no legal right to demand any copyrighted code be removed: for years they've been publishing it under the GPL, which gives broad rights to redistribute. Any removal would be at the discretion of the maintainers, but I think it would probably be done.
(Groklaw points out that SCO say they still haven't sought a second opinion on whether their bizarre theories will stand up in court.)
Linux doesn't exist.
I guess I'd better save this and log off...
I want to see Boies explain to a judge that SCO has spent man-years and millions of dollars suing over something that doesn't exist.
[thanks to LWN]
Get your free Rolls Royce at kernel.org — O'Shaughnessy
posted Tue 7 Sep 2004 in /issues/sco-vs-linux | link
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