A group statement on SCO

[Andrew Hunter]

I think this is a great idea.  A couple of questions:

1)  Are you referring to their actions toward IBM, their letters to
prominent corporate users, or both?

2)  Do you have any preliminary sketches of the letter?

Andrew


-----Original Message-----
From: pluglist-admin at plug.org [mailto:pluglist-admin at plug.org] On Behalf
Of Al Byers
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 9:37 AM
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Subject: A group statement on SCO

I wasn't at the last PLUG meeting. Has there been any discussion about 
making a policy statement about the actions of SCO? I feel that what 
they are doing is putting a blight on our communities - both geographic 
and techinical. If there is any claim to what they say, it has to rest 
on minute technicalities, but by spreading the FUD factor to commercial 
users of Linux, they are detracting from the hard work of the many 
contributors that makes up most of Linux. By hurting Linux, they are 
hurting the many developing businesses and economies that cannot afford 
to pay for proprietary software. If they had any kind of integrity, they

would simply point out the few offending parts; let the community take 
them out and go on with life. This ploy of getting gain, not by 
industry, but by manipulation of the court system does not represent 
what our communities stand for, and a group statement to the local 
papers seems in order. It is not right that the perpetrators of this 
sham should go unexposed. Perhaps a joint statement by the various local

LUGs would be better. Who wants to be on TV :0) ?

-Al

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