SCO does not own Linux copyright: US judge ( They don't own the UNIX copyright either...)

ZDNET Australia ^ | 13 August 2007 01:03 PM | Stephen Turner, ZDNet Australia

[Lexinom]

My dream is to switch from Windows programming to Unix/Linux. I like the culture (yes I know it’s from hippies, but still), I esp. like the minimalist, non-nonsense “small, sharp tools” philosophy which fits well with my own. Maybe this ruling will open up some new opportunities over the coming months...

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

This is prior to this ruling :

Q&A: Torvalds on Linux, Microsoft, software's future
By Peter Moon, Computerworld, 08/09/07

[The Duke]

Recently I've put a 32-bit Kubuntu Linux install on a K/V switch at my desk, and I'm spending more time now working under Linux than Windows. There was one Windows program that I really missed, however using Wine I was able to get it running easily on my new Linux desktop.

Initially I set up that system so that I could get started with the 'D' programming language ( http://www.digitalmars.com/d/overview.html ), which I believe to be one of the most promising new languages in recent years.

[rabscuttle385]

Yaaa!!!

[ShadowAce]

[antiRepublicrat]

I’m wondering why SCO stock hasn’t taken a nose dive after this. Who’s propping it up?

[N3WBI3]

F15,

There is no RedHat10

The Current Redhat is RHEL5, The Current Suse is SLES 10 maybe thats what youre running.

If youre using SLES check out this online (free) book.. http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS7777383455.html

[ShadowAce]

Here's some information

[antiRepublicrat]

I guess I looked too soon. Now this is the reaction I expected.

[N3WBI3]

Nothing wrong with RHEL2.1 but youre going to find application vendors are not supporting anymore (like BEA). The good news is what you have purchased is a RedHat Entitlement so you can download the newest RHEL5 and give it a spin, if it works for you just cut over the entitlement.

[Salo]

At 11:13AM ET: 0.45 Down 1.11 (71.23%).

ouch.

[N3WBI3]

http://www.click-now.net/ebooks02.htm

I have had some luck with Linux ebooks from these guys in the past..

[Golden Eagle]

Be careful if you’re “borrowing” GPL licensed code, since it’s really not free and those green party moonbats from the Free Software Foundation might show up and threaten to sue you if you don’t hand over your resulting code effort.

[Still Thinking]

That’s only if you’re developing it for sale. If you’re using GPL’ed stuff or derivatives internally, you don’t need to release the code.

[antiRepublicrat]

Be careful if you’re “borrowing” GPL licensed code, since it’s really not free and those green party moonbats from the Free Software Foundation might show up and threaten to sue you if you don’t hand over your resulting code effort.

So if I get the Windows source, modify it, and redistribute it widely, do you promise to chastise Microsoft for going after me for my infringement? Of course not, because in your world it's okay to infringe on the rights of those you don't like.

[antiRepublicrat]

That’s only if you’re developing it for sale. If you’re using GPL’ed stuff or derivatives internally, you don’t need to release the code.

Believe it or not, this is perfectly legit and moral even in Stallman's communist worldview.

[N3WBI3]

What our troll is trying to say is:

Read the license first if you use GPL code and redistribute your improvements on that code you have to distribute youre changes as well..