SCO distributes code under GPL license!
Message ID: 6471
Posted By: doughnuts_hmm
Posted On: 2003-05-03 21:19:00
Subject: SCO distributes code under GPL license!
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This seems to be funny:
SCO claims that "We're finding...cases where there is line-by-line code in the Linux kernel that is matching up to our UnixWare code," McBride said in an interview.
Now SCO is publishing Linux under the GPL licence which states that:
"You must cause any work that you distribute or publish, that whole or in part contains or is derived from the Program or any part thereof, to be licensed as a whole at no charge to all third parties under the terms of this License".
Meanwhile, even though they would still hold the copyright on the infringing code, they would have released it under the GPL, and can't relicense it without running into yet another problem:
"You may not copy, modify, sublicense, or distribute the Program except as expressly provided under this License. Any attempt otherwise to copy, modify, sublicense or distribute the Program is void, and will automatically terminate your rights under this License. However, parties who have received copies, or rights, from you under this License will not have their licenses terminated so long as such parties remain in full compliance."
I'm not a lawyer but for me it seems that this lawsuit will be big fun to unfold.
The GPL can be found here:
http://librenix.com/sst/gpl.txt
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Posted By: doughnuts_hmm
Posted On: 2003-05-03 21:19:00
Subject: SCO distributes code under GPL license!
Recs: 0
This seems to be funny:
SCO claims that "We're finding...cases where there is line-by-line code in the Linux kernel that is matching up to our UnixWare code," McBride said in an interview.
Now SCO is publishing Linux under the GPL licence which states that:
"You must cause any work that you distribute or publish, that whole or in part contains or is derived from the Program or any part thereof, to be licensed as a whole at no charge to all third parties under the terms of this License".
Meanwhile, even though they would still hold the copyright on the infringing code, they would have released it under the GPL, and can't relicense it without running into yet another problem:
"You may not copy, modify, sublicense, or distribute the Program except as expressly provided under this License. Any attempt otherwise to copy, modify, sublicense or distribute the Program is void, and will automatically terminate your rights under this License. However, parties who have received copies, or rights, from you under this License will not have their licenses terminated so long as such parties remain in full compliance."
I'm not a lawyer but for me it seems that this lawsuit will be big fun to unfold.
The GPL can be found here:
http://librenix.com/sst/gpl.txt
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