Maybe i'm just a bit paranoid but when large corporations start tweaking projects like gnome just a bit and calling it "Sun Desktop"... It makes me twitch. Why don't they call it what it is "Gnome" and at least give credit to the oss comunity. Legally, they're fine, but ethically, i feel they should have the respect to use the "Gnome" name.
Dude.. He has a life and he lives it where he pleases. If that be online than who cares. Whatever makes him happy.
Right now the RIAA is interfering with his life. That is wrong and i think he deserves support and sympathy rather than criticism (even if it be in jest). Some of us just like seeing life through a screen better.
I say we set up a massive fund to criogenically freeze Linus if somethign should ever happen to him.
At the very least we can put him in a museum or something that way.
Maybe a monument like "The Linus Memorial"
I'm actually partially serious. He deserves everything we can give him for all that he has given us. Joke or not, he actually has provided an immense amount of freedom to us all whether we realise it or not.
Not only did i call the FTC, but i also called SCO's toll free "sales" number to register my "illegal" copies of linux. after listing off like 20 boxes to the lady on the other end of the line, and giving them my phone and address, they told me that sales was really busy and they would get back to me withing 2 to three weeks. (no i do not intend on paying them unless...):
What if some of us did pay them. (currently they do not legally own Linux. they haven't won the case). Since they would have charged us for something that they don't legally own as of yet isn't that illegal. Also:
One could sue them when they lose the case, which they will. ("I want my money back, and more for my trouble etc...").
What about me. Those bastards at sco are responsable for my recent sharp increase in consumption of various nicotine products.
Let's all sue them for our pain and suffering. It's a far better case then they have.
if you point me to an existing calvin logo on the net (preferably high quality transparent png) i'll do it. and with the modified file you should be able to go to any place that makes bumper stickers and have it made.
Perhaps it's a bit rash but... I sent this to the sco registration question and comments e-mail address: webreg@caldera.com:
-----snip-----
Hi,
My Name is Michael Crawford and i have been using linux since 1997. I have various flavours running as both servers and desktops. I am wondering if (since you claim to own Linux) i would have to pay you for all those versions (including parts I personally for a fact know you didn't write.)
Basically i am absolutely redfaced that you would have the arrogance to ask users to pay for Linux. Especially since your null claims have not been validated in court, which they will never will thanks to IBM's lawyers. Since you claim me, now to be breaking the law, and since you might sue end users. I'll save you the trouble and give you all the necessary info:
Michael Crawford *address censored but included in original mail*
http://www.sco.com/scosource/linuxlicensefaq.html
and the links from that page. this is fucking unbeleivable. im taking a ciggie break then e-mailing sco telling them i'm a Linux user, run multiple servers, and I will never ever every pay them for anything. If linux becomes warez temporarily until parts of the kernel are rewritten then so be it. It should be illegal for them to hassle users like this before any decision had been make in court. IANAL but it sounds like they are making false claims.
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Maybe i'm just a bit paranoid but when large corporations start tweaking projects like gnome just a bit and calling it "Sun Desktop"... It makes me twitch. Why don't they call it what it is "Gnome" and at least give credit to the oss comunity. Legally, they're fine, but ethically, i feel they should have the respect to use the "Gnome" name.
well... here they are... a 800*1600 png with white background (for now)
.eps file that's really quite nice
.eps is tarballed.
and for the grand finale a
http://www.geocities.com/psyborgue/
is the link to these files. Ps: the
Thanks to the potrace project for the vector graphics conversion and gimp for the other stuff.
err... and sco.com for the sco logo. ack
Dude.. He has a life and he lives it where he pleases. If that be online than who cares. Whatever makes him happy. Right now the RIAA is interfering with his life. That is wrong and i think he deserves support and sympathy rather than criticism (even if it be in jest). Some of us just like seeing life through a screen better.
I say we set up a massive fund to criogenically freeze Linus if somethign should ever happen to him. At the very least we can put him in a museum or something that way. Maybe a monument like "The Linus Memorial" I'm actually partially serious. He deserves everything we can give him for all that he has given us. Joke or not, he actually has provided an immense amount of freedom to us all whether we realise it or not.
Not only did i call the FTC, but i also called SCO's toll free "sales" number to register my "illegal" copies of linux. after listing off like 20 boxes to the lady on the other end of the line, and giving them my phone and address, they told me that sales was really busy and they would get back to me withing 2 to three weeks. (no i do not intend on paying them unless...):
What if some of us did pay them. (currently they do not legally own Linux. they haven't won the case). Since they would have charged us for something that they don't legally own as of yet isn't that illegal. Also:
One could sue them when they lose the case, which they will. ("I want my money back, and more for my trouble etc...").
yeah.. mine too. just be glad you didn't insert anything into the stream.... ack...
What about me. Those bastards at sco are responsable for my recent sharp increase in consumption of various nicotine products. Let's all sue them for our pain and suffering. It's a far better case then they have.
errr... what are you typing with then?
if you point me to an existing calvin logo on the net (preferably high quality transparent png) i'll do it. and with the modified file you should be able to go to any place that makes bumper stickers and have it made.
if you find one, mail it to me.
Our beloved Linus knows that it's better to keep his mouth shut for now and let sco make asses of themselves.
He may not be speaking right now, but beleive me, he sees and hears all.
although it is a bit dramatic. ditto with me. to the death.
http://www.sco.com/ibmlawsuit/ gives links to court papers. i'm not sure how complete it is considering it *does* come from SCO.
Perhaps it's a bit rash but... I sent this to the sco registration question and comments e-mail address: webreg@caldera.com :
-----snip-----
Hi,
My Name is Michael Crawford and i have been using linux since 1997. I have various flavours running as both servers and desktops. I am wondering if (since you claim to own Linux) i would have to pay you for all those versions (including parts I personally for a fact know you didn't write.)
Basically i am absolutely redfaced that you would have the arrogance to ask users to pay for Linux. Especially since your null claims have not been validated in court, which they will never will thanks to IBM's lawyers. Since you claim me, now to be breaking the law, and since you might sue end users. I'll save you the trouble and give you all the necessary info:
Michael Crawford
*address censored but included in original mail*
My cell phone is *this too*
Bring it on,
Michael Crawford
PS: FUCK YOU.
http://www.sco.com/scosource/linuxlicensefaq.html and the links from that page. this is fucking unbeleivable. im taking a ciggie break then e-mailing sco telling them i'm a Linux user, run multiple servers, and I will never ever every pay them for anything. If linux becomes warez temporarily until parts of the kernel are rewritten then so be it. It should be illegal for them to hassle users like this before any decision had been make in court. IANAL but it sounds like they are making false claims.