Yes, but the plaintiffs don't expect Steve Linford to appear. They expect to get a default judgement. Excatly what they will do with this I don't know.
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You never heard of packet radio?
http://www.tapr.org/tapr/html/pktf.html
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Yes, they must provide source, but only source of programs covered under the GPL. Most likely, the code that is in the embedded devices is a mix of GPL code aggregated with CSS code.
So, yes, you can demand a copy of the source, but all you will get is a cut down GNU/Linux, without the CSS code added by the manufacturer.
Of couse there is also the possiblity that the manufacturer has combined their code with GPL code and in this case, they must give you all the source, including that which they would consider closed, proprietary, trade secret, etc.
Over on Mozillaquest.com, SCO/Caldera states that there is no SCO code in the kernel itself:
"Chris Sontag: We're not talking about the Linux kernel that Linus and others have helped develop. We're talking about what's on the periphery of the Linux kernel. "
In this article, they clearly refer to the kernel:
"We're finding...cases where there is line-by-line code in the Linux kernel that is matching up to our UnixWare code," McBride said in an interview"
How do they possibly expect to win a lawsuit when they can't even agree amongst themselves about where the UnixWare code appears in GNU/Linux? And what the hell is "the periphery of the Linux kernel"? Modutils? Fileutils? Util-linux?
What I think is interesting, is how the war pushed several areas of technology -- there were great advancements, yet, clearly the idea that technology's advance could be so rapid had not entered the conciousness.
The idea that Colossus would be irrelevent because of further strides in computing very quickly did not enter into the minds of the civil servants who kept it secret. The idea that there was commercial advantage to be gained from it also did not enter into their minds.
And amazingly, that it took until the '70s for the story to come out!
IANOAL, But, the article states that SCO/Caldera will eventually make a copyright claim against RedHat and other GNU/Linux distributors.
Yet, since SCO/Caldera have released the same code under the GPL, they have given away their rights to make copyright claims while RedHat and others only re-distribute according to their rights under the GPL.
I would look for Wireless ISPs. THey can offer:
1. Low cost
2. More bandwidth than T1
3. Quick installation (no waiting for the telco to hook up the T1).
We use a wireless ISP and it has been very reliable. They install line-of-site equipment and the have a base station about 1/2 mile from us. The cost is 1/2 that of T1 and they can almost instantly increase our bandwidth to 10Mb/s -- try getting that through T1!
Exactly where does the constitution guarantee a right to privacy? I know that there are some clauses that have been INTERPRETED to grant rights of privacy, but these are mere interpretations -- and interpretations can be re-interpreted.
When my cable connection was provided by @HOME, I used to see download speeds of 5Mbits/s. When AT&T took over, they capped it at 1.5MB/s.
According to a friend, who had @HOME cable during the testing phase, he used to get 10MB/s.
"are at least some corporate enterprises which do not limit liability. Lloyd's of London, the British insurance house that will insure pretty much anything, is one example: the "names" (investors) of Lloyd's are on the hook up to their last dimes"
You are 1000% wrong here. Lloyds is not a corporate entity, it is a collection of syndicates. None of these syndicates operates as a limited liability company. That's why the names are on the hook up to their last dimes: there is no shred of limited liability in their organization.
Surely, the DMCA only applies to "effective" security measures. The subject of their talk was how Blackboard's system was not effective -- so the DMCA does not apply?
Well, perhaps the word "create" is not accurate. Fusion of Deuterium and Tritium to create (release?) enough energy to split water atoms into hydrogen and oxygen
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Yes, but the plaintiffs don't expect Steve Linford to appear. They expect to get a default judgement. Excatly what they will do with this I don't know.
You never heard of packet radio? http://www.tapr.org/tapr/html/pktf.html
So, yes, you can demand a copy of the source, but all you will get is a cut down GNU/Linux, without the CSS code added by the manufacturer.
Of couse there is also the possiblity that the manufacturer has combined their code with GPL code and in this case, they must give you all the source, including that which they would consider closed, proprietary, trade secret, etc.
In this article, they clearly refer to the kernel: "We're finding...cases where there is line-by-line code in the Linux kernel that is matching up to our UnixWare code," McBride said in an interview" How do they possibly expect to win a lawsuit when they can't even agree amongst themselves about where the UnixWare code appears in GNU/Linux? And what the hell is "the periphery of the Linux kernel"? Modutils? Fileutils? Util-linux?
The idea that Colossus would be irrelevent because of further strides in computing very quickly did not enter into the minds of the civil servants who kept it secret. The idea that there was commercial advantage to be gained from it also did not enter into their minds.
And amazingly, that it took until the '70s for the story to come out!
See http://www.picotech.com/applications/colossus.html for details of what British engineers achieved before ENIAC existed.
Yet, since SCO/Caldera have released the same code under the GPL, they have given away their rights to make copyright claims while RedHat and others only re-distribute according to their rights under the GPL.
I would look for Wireless ISPs. THey can offer: 1. Low cost 2. More bandwidth than T1 3. Quick installation (no waiting for the telco to hook up the T1). We use a wireless ISP and it has been very reliable. They install line-of-site equipment and the have a base station about 1/2 mile from us. The cost is 1/2 that of T1 and they can almost instantly increase our bandwidth to 10Mb/s -- try getting that through T1!
Yes, certainly, to a Linux distro!
Exactly where does the constitution guarantee a right to privacy? I know that there are some clauses that have been INTERPRETED to grant rights of privacy, but these are mere interpretations -- and interpretations can be re-interpreted.
When my cable connection was provided by @HOME, I used to see download speeds of 5Mbits/s. When AT&T took over, they capped it at 1.5MB/s. According to a friend, who had @HOME cable during the testing phase, he used to get 10MB/s.
You are 1000% wrong here. Lloyds is not a corporate entity, it is a collection of syndicates. None of these syndicates operates as a limited liability company. That's why the names are on the hook up to their last dimes: there is no shred of limited liability in their organization.
It would be interesting to have GNU or FSF buy a copy and investigate it to see if there are any GPL violations! What might they find?
Surely, the DMCA only applies to "effective" security measures. The subject of their talk was how Blackboard's system was not effective -- so the DMCA does not apply?
if you are prepared to patch your kernel.
Well, perhaps the word "create" is not accurate. Fusion of Deuterium and Tritium to create (release?) enough energy to split water atoms into hydrogen and oxygen
Read this: http://www.jet.efda.org/pages/content/news/2003/20 030210bushfusion.html