To whom it may concern: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jason Hall 3793 Butterfield Rd Eagle Mountain, UT 84043 (801) 789-4956 http://www.plug.org/ UTAH LINUX USERS DEMONSTRATE OPPOSITION TO SCO LAWSUIT Provo, Utah (June 19, 2003) -- To voice their opposition to SCO's lawsuit against IBM and their malignment of the Linux programmers community, members of the Provo Linux Users Group (PLUG) and other Utah-based Linux Users Groups will protest in front of SCO's Lindon, UT office on Friday, June 20, 2003 from 3 to 5 pm. SCO's lawsuit claims that IBM copied parts of SCO's UNIX computer operating system into Linux, a freely-distributed operating system written by an international community of computer programmers. They have therefore revoked IBM's license to distribute AIX (IBM's version of UNIX) and are seeking $3 billion in damages for theft of intellectual property. Furthermore, they have sent letters to 1500 corporations warning them that Linux contains computer code belonging to SCO and continued use of Linux may result in SCO taking legal action against them. With this suit, SCO has raised the ire of computing professionals worldwide by overstating its contributions to UNIX operating systems (which include Linux and AIX), claiming ownership of Linux and denying past involvement in its development, and making inaccurate and derisive comments about the Linux development community. Under the auspices of the Provo Linux Users Group, Linux users and programmers from northern Utah will meet on Friday in front of SCO's headquarters in Lindon, UT to demonstrate the opposition to SCO's actions and to show their support of IBM, the Linux development community, and any other companies against which SCO takes legal action. About the Provo Linux Users Group: The Provo Linux Users Group (PLUG) is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to helping members to learn the Linux operating system, offering volunteer technical support, and encouraging the use of Open Source software. Membership is free, meetings are held monthly, and the group mantains an active email list. For more information about PLUG, go to http://www.plug.org/ About other Utah-based Linux users groups: PLUG is only one of a half-dozen Linux users groups in Utah, and one of thousands of such groups worldwide. More information about Utah-based Linux users groups can be found at http://www.ssc.com:8080/glue/groups/us/utah
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