Author: Alastair Scott
Date: 09:51:25 06/16/03
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On June 16, 2003 at 05:24:32, Eran wrote: >To my understanding you plan to port ChessTiger to Linux in the future, but I >have heard enough bad news about Linux lately. The SCO Group plans to sue not >only against IBM but also against all other Linux distributors who have >infringed the copyright of Unix. Moreover, Microsoft threatens to buy the SCO >Group company and own the copyright of Unix in the future. That could hurt >enough the Linux community worldwide. Christophe, how would you cope with that >while you continue porting ChessTiger to Linux? I am hopeful the Linux community >will win and I understand very well how important the spirit of open source is >to them. > >For more news about SCO Group against Linux click below: > >http://zdnet.com.com/2251-1110-1001807.html > >Eran I think this is all FUD, one way or another, because: i. even if SCO were to win how would an entire operating system vanish? A functional equivalent to the disputed areas of code would be developed (and probably is being developed as we write for safety); ii. there have been almost constant copyright rumblings regarding Unix and Linux over 30 years* which have never made much difference in the end; ii. as has been pointed out, SCO has chosen its (far bigger) enemies badly and is backtracking. Alastair * and, I suggest, opening Windows source code would have the same result.
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