[CLUE-Talk] SCO is now invoicing Linux users for the use of its Unix code

[Crawford Rainwater]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: clue-talk-admin at clue.denver.co.us
> [mailto:clue-talk-admin at clue.denver.co.us]On Behalf Of Joe 'Zonker'
> Brockmeier
>
>
> On Tue, 2003-09-02 at 05:49, bof wrote:
> > It used to be that the definition of chutzpah was a person who had
> > murdered her parents and then thrown herself on the mercy of the court
> > as she was now an orphan, but I believe that this just might redefine
> > the meaning. Apparently SCO is now invoicing Linux users for the use of
> > its Unix code:
> >
> >     http://www.commentwire.com/commwire_story.asp?commentwire_ID=4733
> >
> > I wonder how many of these will be returned crumpled, with a rather
> > smelly brown substance smeared all over them?
>
> If you get one of these SAVE IT. This will make handy evidence to turn
> over to the state Attorney General.
>
> Zonker

Actually, a thread similar to this is going around the SF Bay Area LUGs as
well, with similar reactions and thoughts.  The thoughts of potential
charges
are along the lines of extortion and fraud if I recall correctly.

I would save it and see what Ken Salazar's office has to say, provided there
are a large number of complaints and invoices received here in CO.

FWIW.

--- Crawford