-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [LIP] Fw: Boycott Caldera/SCO Products From: Devdas Bhagat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sat, March 8, 2003 1:46 pm To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Forwarded without prejudice. All further discussion on this to be on LIG. Devdas Bhagat ----- Forwarded message from Biju Chacko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----- From: Biju Chacko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 08 Mar 2003 12:27:10 +0530 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Boycott Caldera/SCO Products X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.8 (1.0.8-10) Hi, The SCO Group (aka Caldera Systems) has launched a major threat to the Linux OS by suing IBM for $1 billion for IP violations. Their core argument is that Linux would have remained a hobbyist OS if IBM had not leaked SCO's Unix IP into it. This is bad because: o It creates a lot of FUD about the legality of linux and the safety of corporate IP when Free/Open Source Sotware is used. o It implies that we (the Free and Open Source community) do not have the competence to produce quality software without stealing IP. This, therefore, is a call to boycott all Caldera and SCO products. Do not use or recommend the use of: * Caldera OpenLinux * SCO Linux * SCO OpenServer * SCO UnixWare For more information: http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2003-03-07-011-26-NW-CD-LL http://lwn.net/Articles/24747/ http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=56225&&cid=5456337 http://www.wired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,57955,00.html Please take this seriously. regards, -- b PS: Devdas, please post this on the LI lists, if you this it's appropriate. PPS: Kingsly, if it's appropriate, can I cross post this onto the other LB* lists? -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Biju 'botsie' Chacko biju_chacko at vsnl dot net http://www.symonds.net/~botsie Public Key available on request ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- End forwarded message ----- ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Etnus, makers of TotalView, The debugger for complex code. Debugging C/C++ programs can leave you feeling lost and disoriented. TotalView can help you find your way. Available on major UNIX and Linux platforms. Try it free. www.etnus.com _______________________________________________ linux-india-programmers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-programmers Sharninder Singh National Institute Of Management, Calcutta -------------------------------------------------- 'M.C.S.E - Minesweeper Consultant & Solitaire Expert' -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
