SCO claims code violations in Linux

[Stuart Jansen]

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On Mon, 2003-05-05 at 12:23, Eldon Koyle wrote:
> > http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-999371.html
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> interesting...
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> "We're finding...cases where there is line-by-line code in the Linux
> kernel that is matching up to our UnixWare code," McBride said in an
> interview.
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> This doesn't surprise me at all, but... are they sure they know who
> copied who?

Or that they were even copied. There's only so many ways to write an
efficient sort, for example. As others implied, if the code came
straight out a textbook, does SCO even have a leg to stand on? Many
parts of Unix have been legally available through multiple channels for
many years.

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Stuart Jansen <sjansen at byu.edu, AIM:StuartMJansen>

When in doubt, use brute force. -- Ken Thompson, co-creator of Unix

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