Groklaw: The Transcript of Oral Arguments Friday, Dec. 5, 2003 SCO v. IBM | Linux Today

Groklaw: The Transcript of Oral Arguments Friday, Dec. 5, 2003 SCO v. IBM

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 12, 2003

“Here is the completed transcript as text of Friday’s oral
arguments in the SCO v. IBM lawsuit… The most surprising
statement is one by Kevin McBride, which I would never believe he
had said if I were not reading it with my own eyes:

“‘The–what we need to get our arms around collectively, on our
side and on IBM’s side, is a clear definition of what source code
is at issue, what source code is potentially an infringement.’

“The only appropriate response to that is, ‘Amen,
brother…'”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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