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SCO NDA Online at LinuxJournal
shadowbearer writes "The full text of the SCO NDA is available here at LinuxJournal. IANAL, but my reading of it makes me understand all the industry "No way!" style comments. Here's a snippet:
"Dan Ravicher, an attorney who specializes in free software and open-source issues at the firm of Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler, said in an interview there are three key problems with the NDA. First, Ravicher said, "SCO can pick and choose among all its evidence" to show only the parts that back up the company's claims. "They're agreeing to let you see the half of the picture that they want you to see", he added.""
"Dan Ravicher, an attorney who specializes in free software and open-source issues at the firm of Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler, said in an interview there are three key problems with the NDA. First, Ravicher said, "SCO can pick and choose among all its evidence" to show only the parts that back up the company's claims. "They're agreeing to let you see the half of the picture that they want you to see", he added.""
What is IANAL?
I Am Not A Lawyer.
If you take advice marked thus and get into legal trouble, you are entirely on your own. Mind you, anybody who takes legal advice from the Web/Usenet is a workd class fool anyway.
Also, what is fragging?
Literally, killing with a fragmentation grenade - a means occasionally used to get rid of disliked officers.NCOs in the Vietnam war.
Figuratively - destroying with great force.
Consciousness is an illusion caused by an excess of self consciousness.