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Would have been nice to have some of these provisions before SCO
Then they would have lost their right to distribute all of the GPL code they are still distributing. Really, the SCO suit has been very good for open source. It has created a lot more awarness of open source, and it is forcing people to clean up their act. It is also driving a lot of changes to the GPL that will help protect us in the future.

I also really liked Eric Raymonds idea that people would lose the right to use all open source software by suing people using the GPL. We also need to update the OpenSource definition to go along with the new GPL, to get protective clauses in all open source licenses. I would also like to see the ability to link any open source software with GPL. Kind of like the MySQL FOSS exception.
Posted by: DonnieBoy   Posted on: 12/23/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Would have been nice to have some of these provisions before SCO  DonnieBoy | 12/23/04
IMHO Patents Are the Forthcoming Battlefield...  BanjoPaterson | 12/23/04
Patents will lose...  Omch'Ar | 12/23/04
not in the EU they're not  hipparchus2000 | 12/24/04
Europe has issued scores of software patents...  Anton Philidor | 12/24/04
Once again Anton you totally miss the point  hipparchus2000 | 12/25/04
Think of it as a negotiation.  Anton Philidor | 12/25/04
because contrary to your belief it holds back innovation  hipparchus2000 | 12/25/04
Patents don't hold back innovation...  Anton Philidor | 12/25/04
royalties are not supposed to be a form of income  CobraA1 | 12/25/04
what about addressing the points I raised, anton  hipparchus2000 | 12/26/04
Patents are valuable...  Anton Philidor | 12/26/04
Patents need not stop work on a project...  Anton Philidor | 12/26/04
Short lesson in economics  CobraA1 | 12/27/04
anton in part you are right  hipparchus2000 | 12/28/04
Adam Smith influenced Darwin...  Anton Philidor | 12/28/04
How can I dispute being "right"? In the other part...  Anton Philidor | 12/28/04
cryptographically signed STUPIDITY  hipparchus2000 | 12/24/04
'Tis the season...  Anton Philidor | 12/24/04
disgusting  hipparchus2000 | 12/25/04
Sometimes it's possible to enjoy life.  Anton Philidor | 12/25/04
I beg to differ. I think patents do the opposite of causing innovation  hipparchus2000 | 12/25/04
Killer quote  seosamh_z | 12/27/04
euphemism for a future threat  hipparchus2000 | 12/28/04
What if?  Mack DaNife | 12/28/04
Quetzalcoatl's revenge  Anton Philidor | 12/28/04
digression  hipparchus2000 | 12/28/04
Smug states  Anton Philidor | 12/29/04
About time  CobraA1 | 12/25/04
Trusted computing Is The Enemy  RobertoSalazar | 12/27/04
I suspect...  rapson | 12/27/04
Fear....  Mack DaNife | 12/28/04
Amen! but your forget the Sheeple.  Laff | 12/30/04
The joy of standards.  Anton Philidor | 12/30/04

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