I cannot talk much about the suit.. I can say, that when I'm asked "where did you get the idea for that algorithm" I have no concerns that I MIGHT have seen it in SCO code.
- jim On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 16:13:57 -0800 "Robinson, Eric R." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oh, great, thanks a lot. Now I have to *think* before I act. ;-) > > Well, my first reaction is that the comments from the gallery are wise and > true, in addition to being no darn fun at all. > > James, what is the claim at the core of the SCO thing? I thought SCO's > complaint was based on snippets of identical source code, not on mere > suspicion that somebody once had access to SCO intellectual properly and may > have viewed it. Viewing intellectual property is not the same as stealing > it, or is it? Reading the Telltale Heart is not the same as plagiarizing > Poe. > > Forgive my deliberate naivet� here. Sometimes I learn better this way. > > --Eric > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Kyle T. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 3:15 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [RLUG] Leaked MS Code > > > > > > Not only open source projects, but any project. Having looked at the > > leaked Windows source could potentialy effect your future > > employability as > > many companies will not want to employ someone that has been > > tainted by > > seeing MS's intellectual property. It is probably best to > > just stay as far > > away from it as possible. > > > > Kyle > > > > > I hate to be a pain in the backside about this... but if > > you EVER plan on > > > being part of an open source project, I'd suggest you NEVER > > look at this > > > code. I'm smack dab in the middle of this SCO mess, and it > > is sure nice to > > > be able to tell the lawyers that I've never seen an SCO source code. > > > > > > - jim > > > > > > On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 13:49:56 -0800 > > > "Robinson, Eric R." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >> Anybody get a peek at the leaked Windows source code yet? > > I downloaded a > > >> copy of it last night, but I have not looked at it yet. It > > is 800+ MB > > >> zipped. That's a heap o' source code (pardon the programming pun). > > >> > > >> --Eric > > >> > > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > RLUG mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://www.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > RLUG mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug > > > _______________________________________________ > RLUG mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug > _______________________________________________ RLUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug
