A group statement on SCO's actions

[Mitch Anderson]

Personally, I don't really see the need for such a letter... I'm sure
SCO has seen the reactions from the community.  Its all over every tech
news feed I've seen.  Why continue what others have already done?  The
OSI Position Paper I think sums most anything anyone could bring up. 
Regardless I don't think any of it is going to change SCO's mind untill
the court ruling.

My .02 

Mitch


On Wed, 2003-05-21 at 08:37, Al Byers wrote:
> I floated a similar proposal to this in front of the PLUG list with some 
> positive response. I think the Linux users in the area need to unite and 
> make a statement about SCO's actions. With their agreement with 
> Microsoft it makes them look legitimate and if there are not enough 
> unified voices in opposition, it can only help their case. Utah Linux 
> users should be the most vocal because we have the most to lose. Like 
> all other Linux professionals, our access to Linux jobs and general 
> interest in and enhancement of Linux will slacken if corporations take 
> SCO's bait and shy away from Linux. But more importantly, SCO's actions 
> shame us as a community. Linux is an effort by hardworking programmers 
> to be free from control by proprietary vendors. In this regard, we are 
> not unlike the pioneers who settled this region. In my opinion, SCO is 
> hijaacking this hard work with spurious claims. It is time for us to act 
> responsibly to send a message that we believe the SCO claims to be 
> without merit and that this type of business activity does not represent 
> the ethics of the majority in Utah.
> 
> I would like to see a representative from each LUG get together to draft 
> a unified statement that could be signed by members at the LUG meetings. 
> Then I think we should have an event, website, etc. that will be 
> press-worthy.
> 
> I could use some help in forwarding this to other Utah LUGs.
> 
> -Al