Re: Linux and IPR

2004-11-20 Thread cr
On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 01:54, Paolo Alexis Falcone wrote: > On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 02:29:33 -0800 (PST), ken keanon > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > MS boss was reported to have warned Asians govts that they could face > > IPR-infringement lawsuits for using Linux. > > > > How was the outco

Re: Linux and IPR

2004-11-19 Thread Carl Fink
On Fri, Nov 19, 2004 at 08:54:22PM +0800, Paolo Alexis Falcone wrote: > What SCO does is patently illegal and reeks of the worst things > corporate greed can muster, yet they still go unpunished. "Patently" illegal? :-) -- Carl Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jabootu's Minister of Pr

Re: Linux and IPR

2004-11-19 Thread John Hasler
ken keanon writes: > BTW, if SCO sues Debian, will Debian have the resources to fight the case > in court? The SCO Group (which is _not_ the same company as the old Santa Cruz Operation) will not be suing anyone else. IBM is destroying them. If someone else was to file a TSG-style suit against S

Re: Linux and IPR

2004-11-19 Thread Paolo Alexis Falcone
On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 02:29:33 -0800 (PST), ken keanon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > MS boss was reported to have warned Asians govts that they could face > IPR-infringement lawsuits for using Linux. > > How was the outcome of the case betweeen SCO and IBM? Will it be the end of > L

Linux and IPR

2004-11-19 Thread ken keanon
Hi,   MS boss was reported to have warned Asians govts that they could face IPR-infringement lawsuits for using Linux.   How was the outcome of the case betweeen SCO and IBM? Will it be the end of Linux as open-source if SCO wins?   BTW, if SCO sues Debian, will Debian have the resources to fight