FC4 or FC5

Sean seanlkml at sympatico.ca
Thu Jun 15 17:24:12 UTC 2006


On Thu, 15 Jun 2006 11:47:00 -0500
Les Mikesell <lesmikesell at gmail.com> wrote:

> Does this mean you agree with SCO's claim that the portions
> of Linux that were originally written by others but as part
> of unix are thus covered by the unix copyright and terms?

That's a matter for the courts and I have no inside knowledge with which
to judge.  Apparently many people say the evidence isn't very compelling,
but who knows.  
 
> Really?  Do you think Microsoft has been honest?

Yes, they've had to be more "honest" in the sense of feeling competitive
pressure that encourages them in directions they wouldn't otherwise
pursue.
 
> What functionally do you find missing? 

This kind of cheap-out suggests you're not really interested in continuing
this conversation.  We'll just have to agree to disagree.

Sean




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