On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 00:55:41 +0000, Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On Wed, Oct 29, 2003 at 10:25:26PM +0100, Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > ..you say HP support's Debian Linux. Both may well be true, the > > sheer size of HP suggest one of these support schemes may be > > un-autorized by HP's corporate board. They might wanna know, and, > > trust needs a minimum of spine, and we all know long term business > > needs trust. > > They employ many people to develop Debian GNU/Linux and have donated > quite a bit of our core infrastructure. Their Linux Chief Technology > Officer is a former Debian Project Leader and a prolific Debian > developer. I believe that HP employ more Debian developers than any > other company in the world. If you think all that's unauthorized by > their board, you're delusional, pure and simple. ..now being better informed, I realize chances are very good this, and the SCO sponsorship, both are intentionally authorized. > > ..my conspiracy is simple: I say boycott HP until they ditch SCO. > > I feel our (Debian's) spine more worth than whatever money they > > are peeing down our back's. > > Please moderate your rants until you're better informed. ..I have. I stand firm on my suggestion that we should boycott HP until they ditch SCO sponsorship. ..FWIW, it appears SCO is also in criminal violation with copyright law in both 2 cases, groklaw.net for details on their "Customer Only" DL policy. I would be pleased to hear we have Ms Fiorina with us on copyright and piracy, and rather less so, if I learn we do not. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
