From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 6 17:28:11 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9341216A4CE for ; Sat, 6 Mar 2004 17:28:11 -0800 (PST) Received: from out1.smtp.messagingengine.com (out1.smtp.messagingengine.com [66.111.4.25]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 79BE643D1F for ; Sat, 6 Mar 2004 17:28:11 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from judmarc@fastmail.fm) X-Sasl-enc: ARVHbamiew+Bp/DzsDawIQ 1078622888 Received: from dialup-67.74.66.61.dial1.philadelphia1.level3.net (dialup-67.74.66.61.Dial1.Philadelphia1.Level3.net [67.74.66.61]) by mail.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5BFEC6C9B5F; Sat, 6 Mar 2004 20:28:06 -0500 (EST) Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2004 20:28:05 -0500 To: "Chuck McManis" , "Raymond Wiegand" , FreeBSD-Questions@freebsd.org References: <6.0.0.22.2.20040306153313.02786e48@66.125.189.29> From: Jud Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; delsp=yes; charset=utf-8 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <6.0.0.22.2.20040306153313.02786e48@66.125.189.29> User-Agent: Opera M2/7.50 (Win32, build 3649) Subject: Re: FreeBsd and SCO X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2004 01:28:11 -0000 On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 15:34:52 -0800, Chuck McManis wrote: > At 03:06 PM 3/6/2004, Raymond Wiegand wrote: >> Hi >> I have a question for you ? I purchased FreeBSD from COMP USA and was >> wondering that seeing that SCO is going after Linux Users will they be >> going after BSD user next or is BSD not at all based on their kernal or >> what every they claim is theirs property. >> >> I would like to know before i switch all my system over (2) to Unix > Unlike the GPL, the BSD license has already been litigated (see AT&T vs > The Regents), there is quite a bit of clarity around the legality of the > BSD source. SCO does not at present have a "live" claim in either of its lawsuits (vs. IBM or Autozone) that Linux code was directly copied from source to which SCO owns the rights. There was such a claim in the IBM lawsuit, but it has been dropped. You will also note that these "Linux users" are major corporations. Unless you are the heir to a sizable fortune, I wouldn't worry about SCO wasting the time to sue you. Jud