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<DIV><B>How blatant was the code-lifting you discovered?</B> <BR>When we take a
top-tier view of the amount of code showing up inside of Linux--we don't
necessarily own those flavors, but we have control rights over how that
information gets disseminated--the amount is substantial. We're not talking
about just lines of code; we're talking about entire programs. We're talking
about hundred of thousands of lines of code. </DIV>
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<P><B>Some open-source defenders have said that there's only one way you can
write certain functions, so some part of the Unix and Linux code are bound to
look the same. Do the similarities go beyond that?</B> <BR>We're talking about
line-by-line code copying. That includes not just the function but the exact,
word-for-word lines of code. And the developer comments are exactly, 100 percent
the same. The developer comments really get to the DNA of the code. It's one
thing to have something look the same, but when the developer comments are
exactly the same, that tells you everything you need to know that this is in
fact lifted, that it has been copied and pasted from Unix into Linux. </P></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><STRONG>The perception is that Microsoft basically
wants to use this as a weapon in its battle against Linux. What's your
response?</STRONG> <BR>The Linux community loves to jump on that bandwagon.
There's no truth to it... </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><STRONG>To the extent this makes an IT guy think
twice about deploying Linux, do you have any regrets about that, or do you think
you're doing those people a favor?</STRONG> <BR>I believe were doing them a huge
favor...</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=gthrelk@comcast.net href="mailto:gthrelk@comcast.net">Gary Threlkeld</A>
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<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=clue-talk@clue.denver.co.us
href="mailto:clue-talk@clue.denver.co.us">clue-talk@clue.denver.co.us</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, August 06, 2003 10:19 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Recap of SCO - IBM law suit</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Don't remember seeing this link on the clue
board. Somewhat dated but an interesting reflection on the events that SCO
claims led up to the IBM suit.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://news.com.com/2008-1082-1017308.html?tag=nl">http://news.com.com/2008-1082-1017308.html?tag=nl</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Gary</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>