Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2004 20:28:05 -0500 From: Jud <judmarc@fastmail.fm> To: "Chuck McManis" <cmcmanis@mcmanis.com>, "Raymond Wiegand" <rgmcsierra2000@msn.com>, FreeBSD-Questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBsd and SCO Message-ID: <opr4gw03t00cf2rk@dialup-67.74.66.61.dial1.philadelphia1.level3.net> In-Reply-To: <6.0.0.22.2.20040306153313.02786e48@66.125.189.29> References: <BAY4-F11FZ1HCONkTJD00019a5d@hotmail.com> <6.0.0.22.2.20040306153313.02786e48@66.125.189.29>
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On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 15:34:52 -0800, Chuck McManis <cmcmanis@mcmanis.com> 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
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