The OP said that if Linux devs can get code to be judically consdidered as a "mere collection of facts" then they can use that to nullify SCO's code copying claim.
Conversely, some company can come in and take your source, change it, use it in a commercial product and use this doctorine to justify not releasing the code.
If you expect a top-notch eduation with a diverse group of people- some poor, some rich, some willing to learn, some who are not, some loud and racous, some violent, some peaceful, etc, then you are in for a major shock.
Its not impossible to tackle this, but the current system of schooling does not properly accomodate those who want to be educated from those who don't want to be, those with special needs, those who need other types of help, etc.
I'm not dissing anyone's social condition, I'm just pointing out how we currently do eduaction is not working out to some of the standards that we want to achieve.
Here we have something called common sense. If you hire someone who isn't qualified to do the work of someone with an engineering degree then its your fault.
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The OP said that if Linux devs can get code to be judically consdidered as a "mere collection of facts" then they can use that to nullify SCO's code copying claim.
Conversely, some company can come in and take your source, change it, use it in a commercial product and use this doctorine to justify not releasing the code.
Be careful what you wish for (to OP).
You can say goodbye to the GPL being enforceable.
If it goes one way, it can go the other in this situation.
It already is for Texas (in the website I mentioned in the top level post).
Texas also gives some information like age and sex of the "victim".
I haven't seen anyone arrested for sodomy-law offenses on there though (there might be, but I havent encoutnered any myself)
Its true.
If you expect a top-notch eduation with a diverse group of people- some poor, some rich, some willing to learn, some who are not, some loud and racous, some violent, some peaceful, etc, then you are in for a major shock.
Its not impossible to tackle this, but the current system of schooling does not properly accomodate those who want to be educated from those who don't want to be, those with special needs, those who need other types of help, etc.
I'm not dissing anyone's social condition, I'm just pointing out how we currently do eduaction is not working out to some of the standards that we want to achieve.
The State of Texas has had this for some time now.. gives their picture, their crime, vital stats, etc ,etc.
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http://records.txdps.state.tx.us/soSearch/soSearc
Here we have something called common sense. If you hire someone who isn't qualified to do the work of someone with an engineering degree then its your fault.