Unsealed SCO Email Reveals Linux Code is Clean

rm69990 writes "In a recently unsealed email in the SCO vs. IBM case, it appears that an outside consultant, hired by SCO in 2002, failed to find copyright violations in the Linux Kernel. This was right around the time Darl McBride, who has before been hired by litigious companies as CEO, was hired. It appears that before SCO even began its investigation, they were hoping to find a smoking gun, not believing that Linux could possibly not contain Unix code. Apparently, they ignored the advice of this consultant."

Comments

Re:Apex of Values? Hah.

[ak3ldama]

They are very different in many ways, included basic theological background. Check it out: Wikipedia of Mormon To put it basically, none of the other churches have taken as their basic book of foundational beliefs from books not in the Bible. Even the Roman Catholic church chose to include the Apocrypha but not as a source of foundational truth. Because of this they are never grouped with other churches of Christianity.

Re:Reveals Darl McBride is Dirty

[Arker]

Clinton lied about a lot of stuff, the particular one you're talking about, was in an attempt to evade a lawsuit he was facing over a pattern of sexual harrassment and rape he engaged in for years - so I'd hardly say it was harmless.

Beyond that, of course, he harmed people by setting a bad example, which was exactly the point being made. Silly as it is, when the President lies a lot of people start thinking lying is ok.

The fact that Bush gets away with lying even more, and killing even more, than Clinton did, doesn't absolve Clinton. Neither do Clintons misdeeds excuse Bushes. But the point, again, is the effect on the broader society when people in high places engage in such shameful, but shameless, dishonesties... and get away with it over and over.