1 posted on
08/02/2005 6:22:32 PM PDT by
Bush2000
To: ShadowAce; antiRepublicrat; N3WBI3; Golden Eagle; HAL9000; zeugma; chilepepper; Incorrigible; ...
The free beer is going sour...
2 posted on
08/02/2005 6:40:41 PM PDT by
Bush2000
(Linux -- You Get What You Pay For ... (tm)
To: Bush2000
Yeah, but seriously, it's Europe. Who says this will spread to the US, Canada and other areas outside of the EU?
9 posted on
08/02/2005 7:06:49 PM PDT by
softwarecreator
(Facts are to liberals as holy water is to vampires)
To: Bush2000
Well, since I'm working on a SCO problem as we speak (and drinking beer by the way) all I can say is...GOOD LUCK WITH ALL THAT.

12 posted on
08/02/2005 7:12:28 PM PDT by
unixfox
(AMERICA - 20 Million ILLEGALS Can't Be Wrong!)
To: Bush2000
I *really* don't like the idea of criminal charges for IP infringement, especially when it comes to software.
13 posted on
08/02/2005 7:17:42 PM PDT by
mikegi
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16 posted on
08/02/2005 7:37:03 PM PDT by
N3WBI3
(If SCO wants to go fishing they should buy a permit and find a lake like the rest of us..)
To: Bush2000
I would imagine that if this passes, that Microsoft will have to be more careful not to pull another "Stac", lest Bill Gates be hauled off to jail on his next european vacation.
26 posted on
08/02/2005 9:22:09 PM PDT by
zeugma
(Democrats and muslims are varelse...)
To: Bush2000
although it would depend on whether the defendant can argue that the infringement was unintentional. Innocent until PROVEN guilty doesn't apply in Eurabia, I see.
28 posted on
08/02/2005 10:15:40 PM PDT by
clee1
(We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
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