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Current Newswire: Installing Ubuntu 9.10 Hands-on: OpenMoko WikiReader is simple, appealing Perl far from dead, more popular than you think Microsoft Exchange alternatives Kubuntu 9.10: A Mixed Bag Could Microsoft switch to Linux? Red Hat Virtualization Manager for Windows Only? Creating Ebooks with Sigil Editor's Note: Making Multi-Channel Firewire Music With Linux Amaya: A Simple, Yet Useful Alternative to Dreamweaver Virtualization Architect The Computer Merchant, Ltd US-MA-Chelsea Post A Job | Post A Resume Computerworld: Linus Weighs In: GPL No Hippie Dream Dec 9, 2003, 14 :30 UTC (17 Talkback[s]) (14676 reads) (Other stories by Linus Torvalds) "I was recently sent a copy of SCO CEO Darl McBride's open letter on copyright law. As usual, McBride portrays the Linux community as the enemy of copyright. As always, he gets fundamental facts wrong. "[The letter's] argument about copyright law is totally specious and fails any sensible test. [It] claims that the U.S. Congress' authority under the U.S. Constitution to 'promote the Progress of Science and the useful arts' inherently includes a profit motive. "This is an obvious misrepresentation of facts. It's akin to saying that public universities are fundamentally unconstitutional, since they 'promote the Progress of Science' yet they aren't motivated by profit..." Complete Story Related Stories: Editor's Note: Shaving SCO with Occam's Razor(Dec 05, 2003) ITworld: McBride Letter Continues SCO's Linux Attack(Dec 05, 2003) Groklaw: Darl's "Greed is Good" Manifesto(Dec 05, 2003) SCO: An Open Letter from Darl McBride(Dec 05, 2003) Index Mode   |   Flat Mode   |   Thread Mode   |   Thread Flat     Talkback(s) Name  and Date   Hoist with his own petar(d)    drew Roberts Dec 9, 2003, 15:31:13     IP Barter    Bryan Taylor Dec 9, 2003, 15:41:30     Re: IP Barter    I R A Darth Aggie Dec 9, 2003, 16:01:44     Destroying SCO    Mark Veltzer Dec 9, 2003, 16:05:37     Whoa, Linux, don't give them any ideas...    JCCyC Dec 9, 2003, 16:11:56     Re: Destroying SCO    Todd Dec 9, 2003, 16:19:45     Re: Destroying SCO    I don't think so. Dec 9, 2003, 16:21:45     Another comment of Linus Torvalds    Fred Mobach Dec 9, 2003, 16:27:21     Is guy great or what    Abe Dec 9, 2003, 18:02:59     This is a Diversion    Matthew C. Tedder Dec 9, 2003, 18:58:48     Re: Destroying SCO    Alan Dircle Dec 9, 2003, 19:22:16     Re: This is a Diversion    SM Dec 9, 2003, 20:43:13     correct    karthik bala guru Dec 9, 2003, 21:38:48     Where is Rob when you need him?    Bojan Smojver Dec 10, 2003, 02:04:57     leave these animals alone...    anonymous Dec 10, 2003, 02:12:29     destroying sco?!? why??? no ne    anonymous Dec 10, 2003, 02:20:09     Suckware    Toblemo Dec 10, 2003, 23:54:39     Home | Search Talkbacks | Customize View    Top of Page   Enter your comments below: * Your Name: * Your Email Address: * Subject: CC: [will also send this talkback to an E-Mail address] * Comments: Tags allowed:<I>,<B> and <U>. See our talkback-policy for more about talkback content. Fields marked with * are required!

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