Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 7 Oct 2004 18:41:08 -0400 | From | Dave Jones <> | Subject | Re: Possible GPL Violation of Linux in Amstrad's E3 Videophone |
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On Thu, Oct 07, 2004 at 03:51:44PM -0600, Jeff V. Merkey wrote:
> >If you want to spend god alone knows how many hours tracking down > >who wrote what and nuking the relevant bits, that's your time to throw > >away. If you want the same featureset a little faster however, I > >believe SCO are still selling Openserver licenses. > > We would spend the time or remove the code.
'we' ?
> OpenServer??? Gag?? Puke?? > According to Carl "Mad Dog" McBride Linux is already his "product" (What a > joke). OpenServer is not Linux.
nor did I claim it to be. I claimed that respecting the wishes of everyone who didn't want a part of your 'vision' would mean you'd end with something on a par feature-wise with some inferior UNIX.
> If I receive a confirmation from A) Linus or B) Alan then we will profer > a license agreement for everyone to review and sign off on via PGP > secure email.
It's not a "Linus and Alan" thing, the copyrights on a bulk of the code in the tree lies with other people.
> This can be done, and if there is a process in place, others can come > and give money as well. > It's time ALL YOU GUYS got rewarded for your hard work, and not just > those who > positioned themselves to get fat stock options and IPO preffered stock > for .com stock market > Google style IPO scams. It can happen.
You seem to be under the deluded illusion that all kernel hackers do what they do for the money[1].
Please, either cut down the dosage, or increase it.
Dave
[1] Whereas everyone knows, its all about the fast cars and chicks.
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