On 2003-07-25 James Lee Gromoll wrote: > The open source movement and the entire GPL licensing principal is > under attack from an old Micro$oft arm. Here's how it goes. I own > rights to some source code. Let's say I see to it that the code is > integrated into a GPL product, oh let's say the Linux kernal, but I > didn't put it therel. Oh, gee my rights to my source have been > violated. I want $$$$$. I'll sue who? The distributers of the code? > Nope. The person who put the code into the open source community? > (that's who I think these clowns should be going after since it > probably was thierown selves.) Nope. The folks who are running my > proprietary code? Hell yeah. Make 'em pay. Just it case you thought > Micro$oft might try to make Linux its own, your worst fears are in > route. Currently a Caldera company Santa Cruz Operations was (may > still effectively be) Micro$oft and they have executed the exact ploy > above. So they want to "own" Linux 2.4+ kernals and be paid for every > installation. Really want to know more go to these links...... > > http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=12801004 > http://www.vnunet.com/News/1141848 > http://ir.sco.com/EdgarDetail.cfm?CompanyID=CALD&CIK=1102542&FID=1047469-03-23599&SID=03-00
It's the old "pay up, or else" plot from the Mobster's Handbook. Regards Ansgar Wiechers --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
