[NBLUG/talk] SCO: "legal liability for the use of Linux"

Cal Herrmann calz at eskimo.com
Mon May 19 13:24:00 PDT 2003


It may also be a preparation for an attack on Apple, since System-X is
also a Unix derivative! Many years ago, at the start of Windows, there was
a long and bitter (and expensive) legal fight over "look and feel."  Which
led to rude jokes about lawyers!
Cal

On Sun, 18 May 2003, Edward Mendoza wrote:
> And more...
> "SCO told Linux users on Wednesday that they may find themselves in the
> crosshairs for using the open source operating system, sending letters to
> some 15,000 corporations warning that "Linux is an unauthorized derivative
> of Unix and that legal liability for the use of Linux may extend to
> commercial users."
> http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/2207791
> Please make this go away,
> Edward
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