[lug] FW: [NBLUG/talk] Microsoft agreed to buy rights to Unix technology]

[rm at fabula.de]

On Mon, May 19, 2003 at 02:30:40AM +0000, Toni Janz wrote:
> * Crawford Rainwater (crawford.rainwater at itec-co.com) wrote:
> [...]
> > > Nightmare becomes reality,

Not neccessarily. The SCO claims won't be more credible only 
because they are now MS claims. So far, noone has a clue about
the soundness of the accusations -- and, one thing that should
not be forgotten: copyright protects (more or less) verbatim
_code_ copying (highly unlikely). Duplication or takeover of
algorythms is not protected/patentable in many contries (including
the one i happen to live). Now, for how many of the kernel developers
would it be illegal to duplicate core AT&T kernel functionallity
(esp. given the fact that most of it was published in _print_ early
on). Maybe it might become expensive to buy Linux in the states
but on a global scale i doubt this has serious impact (and i doubt
any nation can allow oneself the luxury of not using such fine technology).

> 
> Googled this one up:
> 
> http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2134849,00.html?rtag=zdnetukhompage
> 

Thank's for that link. 

  Ralf Mattes

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