Rember when Apple released an update to iTunes a few years ago (can't rember what version it was or what year), that if the system volum name had a _ in it, the update would wipe the user's hard drive - realeased by Apple of all companies. Yiu have to be careful always - as one Tech support guy told me once - often the error is caused between the seat and keyboard.
David Hunter
You forgot one show - Jerry Springer. I'm in Australia and the local free to air channel that was screening Jerry Springer has stoped showing it. I do believe most of the guests and stories on Jerry Springer were made up.
Now just imagine it - an 8 CPU powered box with each CPU running at 3.2 (rated) overclocked to 6.4 GHz = 51.2 GHz with a exabyte of Hard drive space. The ultimate BeOS machine - just wondering if anyone would consider building one:).
As I understand the GPL, the code is in the open for everone to view, modify and use in any form that they want. SCO is therefore as part of the GPL allowed to modify the linux kernel source so that it doesn't contain "suposed" System V code. On the other hand I'd love 2 see all those companies/indicuduals that produce products like apache, mozilla, sendmail, Xfree86, KDE, GNOME, openoffice, webmin and other free products that SCO may have in the Unix distribution and sue SCO for loss of income because they didn't recieve a valid licence for using the code or breaching the terms of the licence. I would love to be part of any class-action against SCO.
Fellow slashdot readers, I pose the following for your comments/suggestions:
We know how SCO is claming damages for the suspsed Linux stealing Unix code, imagine the uproar if Xerox sued SCO for the unlicenced use of a GUI interface withough authorisation. Maybe we should approach Xerox about this.... . No wait that has the potential to kill off all of the major operating systems out there. But is it worth considering?
Rememember the Stonecutters episode of the simpsons when towards the end of the show they formed a group of no-homers? There are pleanty of open source alternatives to Linux, with Linux binary compatiability just waiting to be used. Once these alternatives such as the BSD's (including Apple's Dawrin effort) gain market attention, it would be relatively easy to port the Linux apps to the BSD variants, and thus completly avoid any of these legal suits. SCO dies as a result, and we are all happy. (Except for the SCO employees).
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Rember when Apple released an update to iTunes a few years ago (can't rember what version it was or what year), that if the system volum name had a _ in it, the update would wipe the user's hard drive - realeased by Apple of all companies. Yiu have to be careful always - as one Tech support guy told me once - often the error is caused between the seat and keyboard. David Hunter
You forgot one show - Jerry Springer. I'm in Australia and the local free to air channel that was screening Jerry Springer has stoped showing it. I do believe most of the guests and stories on Jerry Springer were made up.
In the one system box - not clustered.
Now just imagine it - an 8 CPU powered box with each CPU running at 3.2 (rated) overclocked to 6.4 GHz = 51.2 GHz with a exabyte of Hard drive space. The ultimate BeOS machine - just wondering if anyone would consider building one :).
Notice the streamimg video format - quicktime and not an MS media format?
http://www.everythinglinux.com.au - its an Australian online store but they ship worldwide.
As I understand the GPL, the code is in the open for everone to view, modify and use in any form that they want. SCO is therefore as part of the GPL allowed to modify the linux kernel source so that it doesn't contain "suposed" System V code. On the other hand I'd love 2 see all those companies/indicuduals that produce products like apache, mozilla, sendmail, Xfree86, KDE, GNOME, openoffice, webmin and other free products that SCO may have in the Unix distribution and sue SCO for loss of income because they didn't recieve a valid licence for using the code or breaching the terms of the licence. I would love to be part of any class-action against SCO.
Dare I ask: Did he not use an e-mail address from Hotmail? Problem solved.
Fellow slashdot readers, I pose the following for your comments/suggestions: We know how SCO is claming damages for the suspsed Linux stealing Unix code, imagine the uproar if Xerox sued SCO for the unlicenced use of a GUI interface withough authorisation. Maybe we should approach Xerox about this.... . No wait that has the potential to kill off all of the major operating systems out there. But is it worth considering?
Rememember the Stonecutters episode of the simpsons when towards the end of the show they formed a group of no-homers? There are pleanty of open source alternatives to Linux, with Linux binary compatiability just waiting to be used. Once these alternatives such as the BSD's (including Apple's Dawrin effort) gain market attention, it would be relatively easy to port the Linux apps to the BSD variants, and thus completly avoid any of these legal suits. SCO dies as a result, and we are all happy. (Except for the SCO employees).