Re: [Fwd: Re: [Fsfe-uk] BBC Article about Linux SCO and Copyrights - BBCcalls for statements (fwd)]

[Ramanan Selvaratnam]

[...]
> > I don't particularly see anything wrong with his article other than it
> > was mostly mis-informed. The basic point (that "open source" developers
> > should be careful wrt copyright) is okay, the conclusion (that they are
> > not careful) is provable nonsense, and the supporting evidence is weak
> > at best. 
>
>
> The BBCi article is fundamentally wrong in not researching the issue 
> enough. It is not up to date with the underlying issue
> <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3191281.stm>

To claim that the disputed owners of Unix  are finding plausible faults 
w.r.t copyright within the "GNU's Not Unix"/Linux system is another 
dangerous misleading feature.
BBCi is a place where a lot of people come  and learn about available 
technological solutions.
This is the kind of situation where that additional 'GNU/' in front of 
'Linux' provides clarity (worth the extra four characters).

It is not clear if Bill Thomson is subscribed to this list ... if not 
maybe he might appreciate this simple article.

RMS is speaks for many GNU/Linux 'distribution' users ...

<http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/sco/sco-gnu-linux.html>
'SCO, GNU and Linux'

Please take note of this URL dedicated to more information from the FSF 
on this.
<http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/sco/>
'FSF's Position regarding SCO's attacks on Free Software'

Best wishes,

Ramanan