RE: [MLUG] SCO - Linux 'threaten's US Security

["Ross, Matthew" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Well, to SCO and/or RIAA, it would have to be an open letter, or it would just be ignored. I agree that they both should be addressed though.

My suggestion was to cut off SCO's attempt at deluding Congress by sending factual information from we the voting public.

> Matthew, I'll go along with a letter to both SCO, and the RIAA.
> I think that it is high time that the gray train ends.
> 
> Mike 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
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> > [mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED] On Behalf Of 
> Ross, Matthew
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 10:15 AM
> > To: MLUG Members
> > Subject: RE: [MLUG] SCO - Linux 'threaten's US Security
> > 
> > > Are they complete jerks or what?
> > 
> > Yes, they are complete jerks.
> > 
> > A more lengthy discussion of this:
> > http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/unix/story/0,10
> > 801,89335,00.html?f=x79
> > 
> > "Separately, SCO yesterday revealed that a court hearing on 
> > the IBM lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District 
> > of Utah, scheduled for today, has been postponed until Feb 6. 
> > The court had been expected to examine whether SCO had 
> > complied with a December court order compelling it to provide 
> > meaningful details of how IBM allegedly violated its 
> > intellectual property. "
> > 
> > So they couldn't produce evidence, and now they're trying to 
> > manipulate congress instead. Someone needs to point out that 
> > many very good Linux distributions are European in origin.
> > 
> > Also:
> > http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/linux/story/0,1
> > 0801,89249,00.html
> > SCO's sueing Novell for not playing along.
> > 
> > 
> > We represent a few states here, it might not be a bad idea to 
> > start writing our Representatives and Senators about this. 
> > There are a lot more voters using linux than there are paid 
> > by SCO. We're way overdue for exerting some political 
> > pressure. Anyone interested in putting our heads together for 
> > a single well-worded letter to send?
> > 
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