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Claimed Proof That UNIX Code Was Copied Into Linux
walterbyrd writes "SCO's ex-CEO's brother, a lawyer named Kevin McBride, has finally revealed some of the UNIX code that SCO claimed was copied into Linux. Scroll down to the comments where it reads: 'SCO submitted a very material amount of literal copying from UNIX to Linux in the SCO v. IBM case. For example, see the following excerpts from SCO's evidence submission in Dec. 2005 in the SCO v. IBM case:' There are a number of links to PDF files containing UNIX code that SCO claimed was copied into Linux (until they lost the battle by losing ownership of UNIX)." Many of the snippets I looked at are pretty generic. Others, like this one (PDF), would require an extremely liberal view of the term "copy and paste."
Actually he was President of the Continental Congress which bears little resemblance to the powers later conferred to those elected president of the USA. About the only thing they could really do was preside over meetings, in fact Henry Laurens resigned being the president of the continental congress because he lost basically all influence in debates and couldn't do anything.
Taxation is legalized theft, no more, no less.
Even with the specific allegations being invalid, it's a valid point that you could do that.
Would you mind satisfying my curiosity as to why you're using your sig to post the link rather than putting it in comment text?
There are plenty of things I could do ... doesn't mean I would.
I changed my mouse a few days ago and it's causing me nothing but grief - including random clicks where they don't belong, back/forward browser motion at random, and cut-n-paste when and where I don't want it. The link got eaten by one of those - it's happened many times today - most of the time I catch it. This time I didn't - which is why I reposted with both the link and more info - such as McBride's comments about STREAMS and SCO losing the next appeal.
I'm going to be cleaning off the sensors on the old mouse and hoping it works okay because this is just not working (though it works fine as a second mouse with my laptop ... go figure).
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I think the patent system is the greatest achievement of the human race.
...can we not sue Kevin McBride because, as Darl's brother, some of Darl's genetic code was copied into him without our permission?
Or send him a "With Deepest Sympathy" card or something?
Gentoo Linux - another day, another USE flag.
Specifically, it is her lack of ideas.
It's anything but harmless when someone "stupid and vacuous" is being taken seriously, by some, as a candidate for running one of the most powerful countries in the world.
That's what I thought about Bush and look how that turned out.
I cannot speak for everyone, but I find it frightening that there are people who deify her. I'm not saying she is dangerous as an individual, but that she is really a clown. Her step down from Alaskan governor was the most absurd thing I think I've ever witnessed. But somehow people seem to think she is a symbol for something. For what, I don't know, because she certainly is not a champion of women's rights. Maybe a symbol for irony?
She stepped down because she was about to be indicted for corruption. There is this whole seedy thing with her brother-in-law, that hasn't yet been cleared up properly.