FSF Statement on SCO vs. IBM

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Posted by ryuzaki0 on Saturday June 28, 2003 @05:39AM from the slapdown dept.

tomdp writes "Eben Moglen, Law professor and general counsel for the Free Software Foundation, has written a statement about SCO's lawsuit against IBM."

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Article Summary by Anonymous Coward · 2003-06-28 05:54 · Score: 1, Troll

It's Gnu/Linux, you bastards! Waaaaaaahhhhh.....
Re:Last line... by Anonymous Coward · 2003-06-28 06:02 · Score: 0, Troll

Did you read the last line?
You have to provide the followig notice if you copy
any parts of this article!

Copyright © Free Software Foundation, 2003. Verbatim copying of this article is permitted in any medium, provided this notice is preserved.

The FSF is going to sue you!
Re:I certainly wasn't expecting that!! by Trolling4Dollars · 2003-06-28 06:15 · Score: 0, Troll

This isn't new. I've seen many trolls do it before. When I am in a trolling mood myself, I've even done it to pretty good effect.

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In summary by DrXym · 2003-06-28 06:16 · Score: 1, Troll

If Linux were called GNU/Linux all this confusion would have been avoided.

Yeah right.
Re:Only one statement..? by hobbicik · 2003-06-28 06:27 · Score: 0, Troll

Oh, let's just force them to change name to GNU/SCO and we'll forget about the whole mess.
Re:I'm surprised it wasn't released earlier by eurostar · 2003-06-28 06:46 · Score: 0, Troll

do you mean GNU/MS/SCO/IBM/etc/Linux ??
Yeah by mindstrm · 2003-06-28 08:09 · Score: 0, Troll

according to the FSF. But to many of us who have been using linux longer than the FSF has even had an opinion on the issue, we just call it Linux, and don't care to call it "GNU/Linux" because really, it has a LOT more than just GNU in it.

Everyone knows and respects the GNU tools.. they don't need to whine about it every chance they get, as if they aren't getting enough credit.

I mean, hey, GNU.. maybe if the HURD hadn't been vapor for 10 years, you would have beat linux to the punch, eh?
Re:Thank you FSF by firewrought · 2003-06-28 08:16 · Score: 1, Troll

Shut up. You're no better than Stallman
Whoa bud... I respect Stallman, but he gets too preoccupied with "doctrinal" issues, and that lessens the impact of his message. It's kinda like have your best warrior distracted in battle because he's hung-up on how the battle emblem was designed.

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Have you noticed... by Overly+Critical+Guy · 2003-06-28 08:26 · Score: 1, Troll

Have you noticed when a Stallman-defender responds to this, it usually involves a personal attack and makes them look somewhat fanatical as a whole? It makes their message look fanatical as well.

"Shut up! You're just as bad!" Well, somebody has to point out how ridiculous it is. We're not going to just sit quietly as he makes the Linux community look crazy. If he wasn't so obsessively fanatical about it, you wouldn't be reading people complaining, now would you? Think about that.

Next.

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Re:Geek lawyering and Dobby's sock by vsprintf · 2003-06-28 08:28 · Score: 0, Troll

It's as if you sold your house "as is", and while you were in the office signing over title someone stole your car and parked it in your garage.

Thanks, that really clarifies thing for me. So SCO is suing IBM for joyriding.
score -1 redundant by stinky+wizzleteats · 2003-06-28 11:48 · Score: 0, Troll

You know, I am certain that if the FSF issued a statement about the impending death of all mindkind, it would be the same thing they have always said at any time about anything...

"It's GNU/Linux, dammit!"