Is there anything we can do as a group about SCO ?

[Carl Parrish]

Not sure why this didn't come though the first time. 

http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reports/4784/1/
On Tue, 2003-05-20 at 10:10, Carl Parrish wrote:
> According to this article 
> 
> 
> On Tue, 2003-05-20 at 05:07, Vaughn Treude wrote:
> > I definitely agree, SCO is dead wrong.  On the other hand, this could be a 
> > publicity coup for the Linux movement.  Microsoft's involvement makes the 
> > whole thing suspect and a lot of people will buy the conspiracy angle - 
> > although technically it's no conspiracy, it's out in the open.  Microsoft's 
> > actions either (a) acknowledge that the Unix/Linux OS is valuable and maybe 
> > even superior to their own or (b) they are seriously afraid of LInux as a 
> > competitor and are trying to squash it by typically unfair means.  And 
> > although it's probably a moot point (given their small market share) a 
> > "Boycott SCO/Caldera" movement could also provide good publicity.   I don't 
> > know if SCO is still involved in United Linux but if so, they should be 
> > kicked out of the consortium.   
> > 
> > I wonder if there's also grounds for a renewed antitrust suit against 
> > Microsoft.  It certainly doesn't seem that they've been living up to their 
> > part of the deal, and this SCO connection provides more evidence of their 
> > desire to control the whole market.  As a libertarian, I generally oppose 
> > antitrust law on principle, but when someone else uses the law as a sword 
> > they deserve to be impaled on a similar weapon.
> > 
> > Vaughn
> > 
> > On Tuesday 20 May 2003 07:36, you wrote:
> > > This intellectual property issue SCO is stirring up is out of line. I
> > > don't know what long term goals they think they are going to gain or how
> > > much money Microsoft has bribed them with. However they are slandering
> > > Linux and threating thousands of business's who are expanding this
> > > movement. As someone who tries to keep up to date about issues that
> > > surround our freedoms on the Internet, and ability to create truly free
> > > software I have become accustomed to the occasional and continuing
> > > assaults that we face from various groups such as Microsoft, DMCA, Music
> > > / video Companies and the like. However a company such as SCO who has
> > > put some effort into linux suddenly turning their back 180 degrees only
> > > to threaten everyone from IBM to the distributors and home users really
> > > makes me mad.
> > >
> > > Although I believe this will turn out to be a very self destructive move
> > > on their part I really want to do something to aid in that end.
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