arstechnica.com — Darl McBride entered a courtroom to assert his rights regarding legacy System V code, which he still contends exists within Linux. This despite years of discovery turning up zero evidence to support the assertion. Ars reports from the scene of the Novell v. SCO trial.
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dr3dMay 2, 2008
of course you are correct - someone was staring at Unix manuals when they created Linux -- but then most diggers have never used actual Unix ... so i dont' predict you'll get thumbs-up-ed much
fokovMay 2, 2008
No, but people like me are waiting for the real court session to finally put the nail in the coffin of Unix copyrights vs Linux. The second that happens, more and more businesses will invest their own technological future in the product because they can control it while gaining value from other free workers.
obxjdtMay 3, 2008
Yes, that's what I mean.
fluxionMay 3, 2008
i dont even think darl mcbride knows what unix is
srg13May 4, 2008
"Windows is faster then Linux"Would you like to back that up with some evidence? Oh, wait, you can't, because it's not true...
orionblastarMay 4, 2008
SCO could reference the Apple vs. Microsoft case in which Windows was found to be a copy of the Macintosh OS even if it didn't share any source code. Trade dress issues and look and feel are valid IP protections. Microsoft had to make a deal with Apple, eventually to settle the case.In the same way Apple sued EMacines over the eOne looking like the iMac.Linux is designed to work like and look like Unix, if that is proven, then SCO has a case.
tnoyMay 5, 2008
It worked for the Bush administration.