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FSF Statement on SCO vs. IBM
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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first FSF post!
free alex mccluskey!
free alex mccluskey!
Pass the dutchie on the left hand side!
Individual freedoms must superceded any rights that corporations have. It's time that we really restructure the way business works. In most cases businesses aren't working for your best interests. They are working for their own interests. If this negatively impacts you, you currently have little you can do about it unless you have a lot of money. The time has come to change this. Corporations need to answer to the citizens of the world for all the injustices that they have wrought upon us. It simply is not a situation where "might makes right". In all instances where business negatively affects citizens, the business should be called to task and made to answer for it's wrongs. The GPL provides exactly this kind of freedom. Business be damned.
Wow! quote: "If IBM is found guilty of stealing SCO code, then the community is morally obligated to stand behind them, in the name of upholding intellectual property rights and freedom in general".
It's a sad day when the FSF agrees with those who would plunder the free software world, but with an arugment like that, I can see why they'd feel that way.
Hello.
It's Gnu/Linux, you bastards! Waaaaaaahhhhh.....
Just like the filthy filthy English.
Did you read the last line?
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The FSF is going to sue you!
Yeah right.
Oh, let's just force them to change name to GNU/SCO and we'll forget about the whole mess.
You linux nerds (yes, /.) say it's all over, that linux will win over SCO. So if thats so, why are you worring about it sooooooooo much? Give up, it's over, linux is dead.
do you mean GNU/MS/SCO/IBM/etc/Linux ??
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?
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.
-1, Too Many Layers Of Abstraction
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.
"Sufferin' succotash."
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.
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!"