[Gllug] New twist in SCO saga

[Alistair Mann]

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Thus spaketh Christopher Hunter on Sunday 15 June 2003 9:07 pm:
> On Sunday 15 Jun 2003 11:17 am, Alistair Mann inscribed:
> > Basically, 'an anonymous source' at SCO claims that Linux kernel code was
> > copied into the LKP in SCO Unix without the attendant responsibilities
> > required by the GPL. That is, SCO made the same IP violation for which
> > they're suing IBM.
> >
> > No evidence is presented; no names are mentioned. If the site didn't make
> > the story up, there's nothing to suggest they weren't fooled into writing
> > it. - --
>
> Unfortunately, it's true!  This was verified privately to me just a few
> days ago by an SCO employee who's an old friend.  

Has he sent his evidence to the EFF? If not, why not? 

> Rumour has it (inside
> SCO) that the company is "not telling the full story on the Balance Sheet",
> and is in financial difficulty.

Are you aware the above puts you in breach of UK 'Insider Trading' laws? (And 
him the US laws) It doesn't bother me, but with the possibility that the 
stock price was artificially raised by company officers (by method of suing 
IBM), you might want to be careful about coming to the FSA's attention!

</me dashes off to short SCO>
- -- 
Alistair
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