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Death for Linux
"This is all but the death knell for Linux as we know it."

Oh bullshirt! Linux is way too entrenched and loved and there are hordes of people working on it for free.

All this fearmongering and darkwhistling is wasted, because even if there is infringement, it will only serve to harden Linux's position because any offending code will be removed and Linux will continue on from there.

What is anybody in the world going to do about infringement besides say that offending code needs to be removed? Are they going to be able to say that all of Linux can't be used because of some offending code?

Even if someone could do something like that, what are they going to do about millions of people who have the source on cds at home, that cleaned up distros can be made from? Are they going to go house to house confiscating source cds?

Yea, OK, some companies that use Linux that are big enough for SCO to go after may suffer if SCO ends up with any substantiation, and Linux will get a perceptual black eye if that happens.

Even so, Linux will at least eventually be unencumbered one way or another, and there will always be CTOs that can show their bean counters the value of Linux.

The ONLY thing that is going to be the death of Linux is something that is better, easier and more free, more fun, and less ms that comes along someday.

Until then, Linux will continue to be as long as nerds have computers. Period.
Posted by: truks   Posted on: 11/09/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Hmmm filed under court seal  Linux Advocate | 11/01/05
Quick and merciless slaughter?  jbroche18 | 11/02/05
lies and FUD!  Linux Geek | 11/01/05
How does a 200+ item list = lies and FUD?  TheProtector | 11/01/05
Claims no matter how many does not mean PROOF...just claims.  Laff | 11/01/05
One issue about sealing  tic swayback | 11/01/05
sco withdrew claims of ownership to linux code a long time ago  hipparchus2001 | 11/01/05
Who knows  tic swayback | 11/02/05
Motivation to buy SCO  Too Old For IT | 11/02/05
Linux is public. Why should the list be private?  Zogg | 11/01/05
The list is 30 pages  nevtxjustin@... | 11/02/05
Let me get this straight  vferrara | 11/01/05
sco dropped all copyrigt claims to linux this is contract violation  hipparchus2001 | 11/01/05
SCO has claimed a lot of things so far.  Zogg | 11/01/05
that was so funny  hipparchus2001 | 11/01/05
SCO continues to make strong points...  Mike Cox | 11/01/05
This one earns a 7.5  jbroche18 | 11/01/05
Come on! Add +1 for the "Darth Sidious" quote! (NT)  Zogg | 11/01/05
I'm giving +1 for the "Ric Flair" quote (NT)  luke_sg | 11/01/05
+1 (that would make it 8.5 then)  jbroche18 | 11/01/05
Historically speaking, MS got stolen, err.. "borrowed" codes too (N/T)  Fleeb | 11/02/05
I thought that ...  Too Old For IT | 11/02/05
Forced cancellation?  techboy_z | 11/02/05
Death for Linux  truks | 11/09/05
Sarcasm was surely Mike's point, Wasn't it? NT  invmgr@... | 05/06/08
five pages = 217 alleged violations  hipparchus2001 | 11/01/05
A sign of desperation  MyLord | 11/02/05
That sealed <ocument...  Cardinal_Bill | 11/01/05
This news are earhshaking, and will affect the future of computing (pretty  michael_t | 11/01/05
5 Pages  bka1959 | 11/01/05
I missed that part..  Patrick Jones | 11/01/05
Don't rile the kiddies...  Uber Dweeb | 11/02/05
I'm actually amazed...  lawryll@... | 11/01/05
Tax dollars  Too Old For IT | 11/02/05
Het SCO!  An_Axe_to_Grind | 11/02/05
Political Action  Too Old For IT | 11/02/05
SCO's market value  Too Old For IT | 11/02/05
RE: SCO finally reveals alleged Unix violations  plumley@... | 05/05/08

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