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SCO Lists Specific Code-Infringement Claims

Posted by timothy on from the if-it-wasn't-for-you-meddling-kids dept.

mugnyte writes "Those tireless folks at groklaw have transcribed and published the documents from the latest IBM/SCO hearing. In it, the exact lines of the supposed Dynix / AIX / Linux logic are given. SCO claimed that Linux's read copy update, journaling file system, enterprise volume management system, AIO (Asynchronous I/O), and "scatter gather" I/O code had been derived from either AIX or Dynix/ptx. Now we can take a look at what SCO thinks makes Linux an enterprise-ready platform started at 2.4, stealing away their market share. However, IBM released these things under the GPL ... so what license did IBM really have from SCO to do this? Which raises the question, What license did SCO have from Novell to disallow this?"

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  1. Question. by Chess_the_cat · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Why does Slashdot have such a boner for SCO stories? Leave it to the courts. You're not helping by adding all this noise to the conversation.

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    1. Re:Question. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      Some of us have investments that will be affected by the decision. You on the other hand have investments in lumps of dirt and bits of string.

      Some of us have ourselves contributed to the linux kernel, and take personally the suggestion that our constitutional rights can be suppressed by a simple ruling that a license in invalid between two unrelated parties.

      You on the other hand, have contributed only to the noise in the conversation.

  2. Re:you are wrong (and crazy) by Malcontent · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Bullshit. Never? Not once? Not even to yourself?

    You are lying.

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  3. Re:SCO needs to do better homework (off topic) by Nikkos · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Judging by your meandering two page response to a single comment, you obviously are a Genuine University Professor.

    Self-important prick. What the hell does cheating have to do with Andrew Walker? Or the Welfare Queen? Or the WWE?

    Maybe you don't understand that people hate Darl because this Microsoft-funded little stunt threatened corporate adoption of Linux and fueled Anti-Linux FUD for close to a year now. This isn't a mistake made in a moment of weakness, this was planned from the beginning.

    And, you pompous ass, it is OUR money. Not only is SCO a publicly held corporation, but thousands of people make and spend money selling, supporting, and developing Linux, despite it being Free.

    Nikkos

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