[Linux-aus] Re: [Talk] SCO Linux kernel still being distributed

Greg 'groggy' Lehey Greg.Lehey at auug.org.au
Sun Jul 27 17:48:19 EST 2003


On Sunday, 27 July 2003 at 17:12:32 +1000, Jeff Waugh wrote:
> <quote who="Greg 'groggy' Lehey">
>
>> On Sunday, 27 July 2003 at 12:02:13 +1000, Jeff Waugh wrote:
>>> <quote who="Greg 'groggy' Lehey">
>>>
>>>> The trouble is that they don't yet appear to be doing anything illegal.
>>>> They haven't made any statement at all in Australia.
>>>
>>> Apart from the MD singing the company tune at AUUG NSW's last meeting.
>>> How public does it have to be?
>>
>> I was talking about their intention to charge royalties for Linux users.
>
> We have much stricter corporate law than the US, we don't need to rely on
> just that.

Well, yes, but that's another matter.  Let's look at it.  As I've
already stated, the ACCC currently don't see any reason to get
involved.  Can you point to something which we can do now?

>> In any case, did you really expect Kieran to get up there and say
>> that SCO was all wrong?  He has a job to worry about too, or he'd
>> be gone by now.
>
> No, that was not my point.

I seem to have missed it, then.  What was it?

Greg
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