August 10th, 2003, 04:07 PM
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Re: OT: Cutthroat Microsoft Tactic
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Originally posted by Thermodyne:
But end Users could be required to license their copies, or cease and desist from using Linux.
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Well, you have to make a distinction here. Linux is the kernel not the operation system. And they are pretty sure that previous Versions of the kernel would be "legal" in that case so the overall impact on the linux kernel would be small. Besides, there is a GNU kernel being made also named the Hurd. Or you could go with FreeBSD, NetBSD and so on.
But it's fun to see what scumbags M$ are by "buying" a license of SCO. Instead of improving their own product to compete with linux they try to battle it out via other means.
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Originally posted by Thermodyne:
If SCO wins or IBM just settles, then Linux will be dead as free ware.
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Not true at all. If the kernel developers remove the code and replace it, the problem is solved ( if there is a problem which remains to be seen).
[ August 10, 2003, 15:10: Message edited by: minipol ]
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