eWeek: SCO Goes to Washington in Linux Battle
” The SCO Group Inc. has found a new venue for its attacks on
Linux and open-source software: Capitol Hill.“SCO earlier this month sent a letter to the 535 members of the
U.S. House of Representatives and Senate from company President and
CEO Darl McBride, raising concerns about open-source software and
its General Public License (GPL), the company confirmed on
Wednesday…”
OSAIA.org: OSAIA Blasts SCO’s Letter to Congress
“SCO is expanding its campaign to spread Fear, Uncertainty, and
Doubt about open source software to Congress. The excessive
hyperbole and ‘the sky is falling rhetoric’ underlines the failure
SCO has had in advancing its apparently frivolous claims against
other companies which still create technology products and
innovate.“The company has been spreading FUD through past letters and
lawsuits, and now SCO executives are telling Congress that Linux,
open source software in general, and specifically, the General
Public License (GPL), which protects most open source software
is:
- “a threat to the U.S. information technology industry;
- “a threat to U.S.’ competitive position; and
- “a threat to national security.
“All of these assertions are outrageous and false…”