Mambo Users Are Free And Clear

Posted by timothy on Wednesday September 29, 2004 @10:16AM from the obvious-but-good dept.

ValourX writes "By now most of you have heard of the copyright infringement and code theft claims involving the Mambo content management system and businessman Brian Connolly. Legal questions have been raised, guesses have been made, commentary has flowed forth, and everyone involved in the dispute has had their fifteen minutes to relay their sad tale of injustice. Now it is time for the facts, and NewsForge can definitively say, based on material and quotes from Larry Rosen, Dan Ravicher, and Eben Moglen, that Connolly's legal threats against innocent Mambo users are baseless. Part of the new information in this article reveals that the SCO Group helped Brian Connolly by giving him some media contacts. NewsForge is part of OSTG, like Slashdot."

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So glad... by ari_j · 2004-09-29 10:20 · Score: 5, Insightful

I'm so glad that this critical speculation has made the front page of Slashdot.
Perhaps he should have just quit.. by gphinch · 2004-09-29 10:27 · Score: 5, Funny

..when he contacted SCO and asked them for legal advice.

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Connolly replies... by saddino · 2004-09-29 10:29 · Score: 5, Informative

FYI, he's issued his rebuttal here: Point-by-Point Response to Matzan's Op-Ed
Missing link to MamboServer.com? by mitchy · 2004-09-29 10:34 · Score: 5, Funny

Good thing they didn't provide a link to www.mamboserver.com, as that would certainly get the server slashdotted.

They provided links all over the place, and many of them to boot, but I find it strange that they link to everyone involved in the story but Mambo. Sure am glad they didn't link to www.mamboserver.com, which just happens to be the official site of Mambo.

innocent smile.

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