Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 15:15:16 +0100 From: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> To: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> Cc: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Subject: Re: Where can I find FreeBSD-related SCO lawsuit updates? Message-ID: <20030710141516.GA97366@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> In-Reply-To: <3F0D6AAD.9030406@potentialtech.com> References: <20030709125055.GA90046@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <20030709193315.A494@citusc.usc.edu> <20030710123509.GA97000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <3F0D6AAD.9030406@potentialtech.com>
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On Thu, Jul 10, 2003 at 09:31:25AM -0400, Bill Moran wrote: ------------8<------------------ : rules and different laws. The question of who owns what was _settled_ with : the BSDs and no amount of obfuscation by the media or the people who want to : make money out of suing people (or the people allegedly behind those people : who want to hurt the competition by suing) will change the ruling of a : previous lawsuit. ------------8<------------------ What about additions to the source SINCE then? : The reality (if you actually look at the facts) is that the most likely : thing : to happen is that SCO will not get anywhere with their lawsuit, thus the : likelyhood that they'll even get around to challenging a previous ruling is : almost non-existant. So your "ripple effect" is more likely to help the : BSDs : (by validating their previous court victories) than hurt them. I agree. If there is nothing SINCE then that could cause a problem, as Wes said in his last column, the BSDs can step up to the plate as a possibly superior option/choice. jcm -- If you cannot do something well, learn to enjoy doing it poorly.
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