[CLUE-Talk] SCO providing Linux licenses

[Dennis J Perkins]

At first I thought they were releasing Linux again.  Now I'm not sure.  It 
looks like they are releasing a version of Unix that can run Linux binaries 
natively.  How much Linux code was taken to do this?  The API's are probably 
often similar, but the actual binary interface is different.

If they are releasing Caldera Linux without the source, then they are violating 
the GNU tools, X, GNOME, etc.

I don't know if you can say it is a bold move to do this before a court has 
ruled in SCO's favor.  It is certainly risky, because SCO can probably be 
considered to be violating the GPL in the meantime.


> Actually... this really only affects the Linux kernel. I believe they
> have offered source code in the past for all these products, and they're
> not claiming that XFree or whatever infringes on their IP -- just the
> kernel. 
> 
> If nothing else, this should be a lesson on the dangers of proprietary
> software -- you build your "house" on a foundation that belongs to
> someone else, you can find yourself getting sued down the road when they
> run out of money. 
> 
> Zonker
> -- 
> Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier
> jzb at dissociatedpress.net
> Aim: zonkerjoe
> http://www.dissociatedpress.net
> 
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