SCO claims code violations in Linux

Mon May 5 14:23:45 MDT 2003

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I'm a little confused....

SCO claims that IBM people copied SCO Unix code and made it publicly =
available to the Linux Community, while
at the same time using this copied code for their own use.  Correct?

So how did IBM people get access to SCO code.  I suppose it wasn't =
compiled, what?

And now that this has allegedly happened the Linux distros are in legal =
jeopardy because they take the latest available Linux code from the =
Linux community and make a distro out of it.  Correct?

The last question I have is why would anyone pay for SCO, when I can get =
any distro of Linux for free, with tons of free software?
I don't see the advantage of buying SCO, what do they offer that the =
distros don't?

Merrill
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I'm a little confused....</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>SCO claims that IBM people copied SCO =
Unix code and=20
made it publicly available to the Linux Community, while</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>at the same time using this copied code =
for their=20
own use.&nbsp; Correct?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>So how did IBM people get access to SCO =
code.&nbsp;=20
I suppose it wasn't compiled, what?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>And now that this has allegedly =
happened the Linux=20
distros are in legal jeopardy because they take the latest available =
Linux code=20
from the Linux&nbsp;community and make a distro out of it.&nbsp;=20
Correct?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The last question I have is why would =
anyone pay=20
for SCO, when I can get any distro of Linux for free, with tons of free=20
software?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I don't see the advantage of buying =
SCO, what do=20
they offer that the distros don't?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Merrill</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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