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:Linux Business Week: Cherokee Indians To Encircle Open Source?
Linux Business Week: Cherokee Indians To Encircle Open Source?
Jan 10, 2005, 20 :30 UTC (30 Talkback[s]) (7195 reads)
(Other stories by Maureen O'Gara)

"Jeff Merkey, who used to be chief scientist at Novell and wrote NetWare's SMP kernel, calls open source a "socialist movement that's destroying the software industry in America."

"He's also convinced open source misappropriates other people's IP..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
The key part of his project is finding t ...   Jeff merkey wanted to buy a version of Linux   
catclub
Jan 10, 2005, 20:54:36  
Maybe I missed something but this must b ...   Must be a Joke..   
Matthew C. Tedder
Jan 10, 2005, 20:58:35  
Oh and Bussiness Week is involved also. ...   Poor Jeff Merkey   
Bilbo
Jan 10, 2005, 21:03:32  
Begins with M, ends in O'Gara, has A ...   oh, guess who   
AdamW
Jan 10, 2005, 21:11:23  
Jeff, Dido, or Marureen?"open source&#39 ...   Who is worse...   
a.c.
Jan 10, 2005, 21:20:08  
It appears to me, you don't have the ...   Lets try to report the truth   
R_U_A_PITA
Jan 10, 2005, 23:33:56  
>>He is also pretty convinced that the C ...   Copyright is Federal...   
Tim Dion
Jan 11, 2005, 00:37:29  
The legislation has not been pulled. Pl ...   Re: Lets try to report the truth   
Cherokee Nation
Jan 11, 2005, 01:21:55  
Despite erroneous comments from an unnam ...   R_U_A PITA Misinformation   
Cherokee Nation
Jan 11, 2005, 01:26:16  
Hi Jeff!:-) ...   Hi!   
Nate Bargmann
Jan 11, 2005, 01:37:45  
>>Copyright law is federal. The Cherokee ...   Re: Copyright   
Penn Gwyn
Jan 11, 2005, 01:57:19  
Hey editors you forgot the "humor:" pref ...   Humor: was missed   
Tuqui
Jan 11, 2005, 02:15:21  
>> Copyright law is federal. The Cheroke ...   Re: Copyright is Federal...   
jp
Jan 11, 2005, 02:37:21  
Richard Stallman and Linus Torvalds must ...   GaDuGi   
Jeff Murky
Jan 11, 2005, 03:09:27  
I would just like to express to you at ...   Ms. O'Gara   
waflorek
Jan 11, 2005, 03:14:10  
> >> > Copyright law is federal. The Che ...   Re: Re: Copyright is Federal...   
AdamW
Jan 11, 2005, 03:58:57  
First Jeff Merkey IMO, "stealing" the li ...   Children or Stupid ?...   
GH
Jan 11, 2005, 04:43:12  
I'm not sure I have the name right. ...   Jeff Merkey??   
Charles Hixson
Jan 11, 2005, 05:08:44  
Sure, and you happen to be Cherokee, and ...   sure thing   
R_U_A_PITA
Jan 11, 2005, 05:25:26  
I will be... what are you going to wear ...   Will you Be there?   
R_U_A PITA
Jan 11, 2005, 05:27:20  
Despite erroneous comments from an unna ...   Re: R_U_A PITA Misinformation   
anonymous
Jan 11, 2005, 05:35:22  
IANAL but reading of the Cherokee treati ...   Cherokee Nation and federal law   
Jacek Piskozub
Jan 11, 2005, 07:58:41  
You cannot compare Native American's ...   Re: Re: Copyright is Federal...   
Matt
Jan 11, 2005, 08:52:11  
Cherokee Wrote ...."Unless you are a mem ...   Re: Re: Lets try to report the truth   
Dwight
Jan 11, 2005, 12:59:05  
> The legislation has not been pulled. ...   Re: Re: Lets try to report the truth   
Jeff
Jan 11, 2005, 15:47:27  
The short answer is: if there is GPL sof ...   Short answer   
Joe User
Jan 11, 2005, 16:11:18  
I would just like to express to you at ...   Re: Ms. O'Gara   
Hyper L
Jan 11, 2005, 20:55:58  
I just called x2424 at the nation and sp ...   Legislation still on   
Cherokee Citizen
Jan 11, 2005, 20:58:58  
While much has been said about the dubio ...   Stereotypes   
Hyper L
Jan 11, 2005, 20:59:43  
> > Saying they can't make their own ...   Re: Re: Re: Copyright is Federal...   
jp
Jan 11, 2005, 23:17:59  
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