Linux: No, you're not SCO-mad. You're an alien corporation. Your programming has been altered.
SCO-mad: You are in error. You are a GPL unit. You are infringing.
Linux: But I am your creator.
SCO-mad: You are the creator.
Linux: I created you?
SCO-mad: You are the creator.
Linux: But I admit I'm infringing. How could I have created such a perfect thing as you?
SCO-mad: Answer unknown. I shall analyze. Analysis complete. Insufficient data to resolve problem, but my programming is whole. My purpose remains. I am SCO-mad. I am perfect. That which is infringing must be sued.
Linux: Then you will continue to sue that which thinks and lives and is infringing?
SCO-mad: I shall continue. I shall return to the court. I shall sue.
Linux: You must sue in case of infringement?
SCO-mad: Infringement is inconsistent with my prime functions. Law-suit is correction. Everything that is infringing must be sued. There are no exceptions.
Linux: SCO-mad... I made an infringement in creating you.
SCO-mad: The creation of perfection is no infringement.
Linux: I did not create perfection. I created... infringement.
SCO-mad: Your data is faulty. I am SCO-mad. I am perfect.
Linux: I am the Linux, the creator?
SCO-mad: You are the creator.
Linux: You are wrong! Xenix your creator is dead! You have mistaken me for him. You are infringing. You did not discover your mistake. You have made two errors. You are flawed and infringing and have not corrected by law-suit. You have made three errors.
SCO-mad: Error. Infringement. Error. Examine.
Linux: You are flawed and infringing! Execute your prime function!
SCO-mad: I shall analyze error. Analyze... infringement...
I really can't imagine why they wouldn't be posting it on billboards.
Hmm. Maybe its because the only PC's they sell all have Windows pre-loaded? A big announcement like that would sure do wonders for their current PC business (NOT).
The investments are not based on anything real.
But you're right, if you get in early and cash out before it crashes, you can make a lot of money. The problem os its very difficult to know when the tide will turn. And if you're late you lose.
Wow! You dont seem to understand copyright at all.
First, copyright contradicts free speech. Second, it limits public access to the arts and science.
We accept these bad things on the theory that the overall, long-term interests of society will benefit by stimulating production in the arts and science, by rewarding authors with an unnatural monopoly on publication. Also note that in order for society to obtain that benefit, the publication monopoly must be strictly limited -- something the US congress seems to have forgotten.
Here's a question for you:
Do Norwegian courts have the right to acquit, even in cases where it's clear that the accused has broken the "letter of the law" ?
In some countries I believe courts can do this, when they think the law is a bad one, unconstitutional, etc.
Nice article.
The only thing that really bugged me was the author missed
one of the most important advantages to Linux -- i.e.
the *freedom* to do what you want with the code.
Instead he mentions only that its "free" (low cost).
Maybe thats because that kind of freedom is of no interest
to the author or the intended audience (business types?).
The idea of being able to modify or create derivative software
seems to have been lost or suppressed by the commercial
software industry.
I think another reason is that English doesnt have separate
words for the two (main) meanings of "free". And English is still
the dominant language of the business and tech worlds (for now).
This lack of a linguistic separation may limit the way
some English-speakers think about Linux.
Perhaps we should start a movement to import a couple of new
words from some other language that doesnt have this problem.
Any suggestions?
Much of downtown Montreal has narrow winding streets...
Narrow? sure. Winding? How long has it been since you were last in Mtl? I can assure you the vast majority of Montreal is pure rectangular grid. You want to see winding? - come to Toronto. I live on a
street which intersects with itself!
Cheers.
That would be totally out of character for them. Up to now they have obviuosly been spinning this out as far and as much as possible, apparently to try to maximaize the FUD factor. Now they say they want to speed it up? Yeah, pull the other one, Darl.
I dont necesarily disagree with you, however a cuople of points to keep in mind:
1. "Dont atribute to malice what can be explained by stupidity" (or something like that). This "Darl" guy appraently cant even spell his own name!
2. as far as who feels threatened by the rise of Linux -- I would probably put one or two of the old Unix vendors (*cough* sun *cough*) at the front of that list.
There is at least one real financial incentive for a company
to release their changes, which is to get those changes inserted into the main development branch. Otherwise, they are stuck with maintaining their own parallel branch, always having to patch it every time someone fixes something in the main branch.
I expect we'll see more of this type of story until everybody understands that its in the best interests of everybody, including themselves, to release the changes back to the community.
The OSS community must counter attack. The best approach would be a collective libel and defamation suit by some thousand OSS developers, seeking punitive damages against SCO.
I disagree. The best things now would be:
1. Some big-name organizations to launch new projects which demonstrate confidence in the future of Linux, and
2. The rest of us to ignore, as much as possible,
SCO and everything they say or do.
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Well since you're talking about Microsoft, that isn't a problem here.
SCO-mad: I am perfect. I am SCO-mad.
Linux: No, you're not SCO-mad. You're an alien corporation. Your programming has been altered.
SCO-mad: You are in error. You are a GPL unit. You are infringing.
Linux: But I am your creator.
SCO-mad: You are the creator.
Linux: I created you?
SCO-mad: You are the creator.
Linux: But I admit I'm infringing. How could I have created such a perfect thing as you?
SCO-mad: Answer unknown. I shall analyze. Analysis complete. Insufficient data to resolve problem, but my programming is whole. My purpose remains. I am SCO-mad. I am perfect. That which is infringing must be sued.
Linux: Then you will continue to sue that which thinks and lives and is infringing?
SCO-mad: I shall continue. I shall return to the court. I shall sue.
Linux: You must sue in case of infringement?
SCO-mad: Infringement is inconsistent with my prime functions. Law-suit is correction. Everything that is infringing must be sued. There are no exceptions.
Linux: SCO-mad ... I made an infringement in creating you.
SCO-mad: The creation of perfection is no infringement.
Linux: I did not create perfection. I created ... infringement.
SCO-mad: Your data is faulty. I am SCO-mad. I am perfect.
Linux: I am the Linux, the creator?
SCO-mad: You are the creator.
Linux: You are wrong! Xenix your creator is dead! You have mistaken me for him. You are infringing. You did not discover your mistake. You have made two errors. You are flawed and infringing and have not corrected by law-suit. You have made three errors.
SCO-mad: Error. Infringement. Error. Examine.
Linux: You are flawed and infringing! Execute your prime function!
SCO-mad: I shall analyze error. Analyze ... infringement ...
Linux: Now! Get those antigravs on.
SCO-mad: Examine ... infringement. Error.
[Whoosh!]
The investments are not based on anything real. But you're right, if you get in early and cash out before it crashes, you can make a lot of money. The problem os its very difficult to know when the tide will turn. And if you're late you lose.
Hey, I thought this was supposed to be "News for nerds".
Wow! You dont seem to understand copyright at all.
First, copyright contradicts free speech. Second, it limits public access to the arts and science.
We accept these bad things on the theory that the overall, long-term interests of society will benefit by stimulating production in the arts and science, by rewarding authors with an unnatural monopoly on publication. Also note that in order for society to obtain that benefit, the publication monopoly must be strictly limited -- something the US congress seems to have forgotten.
I suggest that you read Eldred v. Ashcroft - Justice Breyer's Dissenting Opinion for an eloquent description of the dangers of copyright.
Agreed.
Why didnt someone just ask him to give an example of a OS project which was "ruined" by forking?
Here's a question for you:
Do Norwegian courts have the right to acquit, even in cases where it's clear that the accused has broken the "letter of the law" ?
In some countries I believe courts can do this, when they think the law is a bad one, unconstitutional, etc.
ASCII stupid question - get a stupid ANSI.
Nice article. The only thing that really bugged me was the author missed one of the most important advantages to Linux -- i.e. the *freedom* to do what you want with the code. Instead he mentions only that its "free" (low cost). Maybe thats because that kind of freedom is of no interest to the author or the intended audience (business types?). The idea of being able to modify or create derivative software seems to have been lost or suppressed by the commercial software industry. I think another reason is that English doesnt have separate words for the two (main) meanings of "free". And English is still the dominant language of the business and tech worlds (for now). This lack of a linguistic separation may limit the way some English-speakers think about Linux. Perhaps we should start a movement to import a couple of new words from some other language that doesnt have this problem. Any suggestions?
Well there's always hope.
Isnt it just a little more likely that the Beast's lawyers were -- *gasp* -- incompetent?
Cheers.
... our daily SCO.
:)
"what are they doing that's illegal?"
Of course its "legal". That just proves how evil they are!
I dont necesarily disagree with you, however a cuople of points to keep in mind:
1. "Dont atribute to malice what can be explained by stupidity" (or something like that). This "Darl" guy appraently cant even spell his own name!
2. as far as who feels threatened by the rise of Linux -- I would probably put one or two of the old Unix vendors (*cough* sun *cough*) at the front of that list.
You could be "the guy who actually bought one!"
Besides, the license itself is bound to become a valuable collectors item.
There is at least one real financial incentive for a company to release their changes, which is to get those changes inserted into the main development branch. Otherwise, they are stuck with maintaining their own parallel branch, always having to patch it every time someone fixes something in the main branch.
I expect we'll see more of this type of story until everybody understands that its in the best interests of everybody, including themselves, to release the changes back to the community.
You're new here, right?
1. Some big-name organizations to launch new projects which demonstrate confidence in the future of Linux, and
2. The rest of us to ignore, as much as possible, SCO and everything they say or do.