The SCO mess and an SEC complaint

Thu Jul 24 23:14:36 CDT 2003

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Here is a site that has all the information already filled in.  It is
regarding much of what you stated in your email.

http://www.vodkatea.com/sec.html

On Thu, 2003-07-24 at 09:24, Charles, Joshua Micah (UMKC-Student) wrote:

> I would be more than happy to do this (sign), and Iÿm sure there are
> several other people out there, even not related to this group that
> would be more than happy to sign it.
> 
>  
> 
> Josh
> 
>  
> 
> 
> ______________________________________________________________________
> 
> From: Jason Clinton [mailto:clintonj at umkc.edu] 
> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 11:00 AM
> To: kclug
> 
>  
> 
> It would be difficult for me recap all of the SCO related news items
> that have graced the front pages of tech web sites in the past few
> weeks but it's certainly worth mentioning several times that SCO is
> going to start demanding that businesses pay SCO a licensing fee if
> they're using Linux. The word extortion comes to mind -- it's
> theorized that SCO will be demanding the same licensing rates that
> they have for UnixWare: $1,500 a seat.
> 
> An Aussie LUG recently filed a complaint with the Austrailian
> equivalent of the SEC. I think it's about time we did the same here in
> the States. If SCO can't substantiate their claims, they need to stop
> making false and misleading statements about Linux in the market
> place.
> 
> I think I'm angry enough to write the letter to the SEC. Would anyone
> else be interested in signing said letter before I send it?
> 
> 
> --
> Just my three trits. GPG Fingerprint:
> 7A81 0A2F 1ABE DC38 DABC  7C22 B2EE 2304 4A89 46BF

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S Maggard <torch at linuxjunkies.com>

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Here is a site that has all the information already filled in.&nbsp; It is regarding much of what 
you stated in your email.<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.vodkatea.com/sec.html"><U>http://www.vodkatea.com/sec.html</U></A><BR>
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On Thu, 2003-07-24 at 09:24, Charles, Joshua Micah (UMKC-Student) wrote: 
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    <FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE="2"><I>I would be more than happy to do this (sign), and I&#8217;m 
sure there are several other people out there, even not related to this group that would be more 
than happy to sign it.</FONT><BR>
    <BR>
    <FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT><BR>
    <BR>
    <FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE="2">Josh</FONT><BR>
    <BR>
    <FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT><BR>
    <FONT COLOR="#737373"></FONT><BR>

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    <FONT SIZE="2"><B>From:</B> Jason Clinton [mailto:clintonj at umkc.edu] <BR>
    <B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, July 23, 2003 11:00 AM<BR>
    <B>To:</B> kclug</FONT><BR>
    <BR>
    <FONT SIZE="3">&nbsp;</FONT><BR>
    <BR>
    <FONT SIZE="3">It would be difficult for me recap all of the SCO related news items that have 
graced the front pages of tech web sites in the past few weeks but it's certainly worth mentioning 
several times that SCO is going to start demanding that businesses pay SCO a licensing fee if 
they're using Linux. The word extortion comes to mind -- it's theorized that SCO will be demanding 
the same licensing rates that they have for UnixWare: $1,500 a seat.</FONT><BR>
    <BR>
    <FONT SIZE="3">An Aussie LUG recently filed a complaint with the Austrailian equivalent of the 
SEC. I think it's about time we did the same here in the States. If SCO can't substantiate their 
claims, they need to stop making false and misleading statements about Linux in the market 
place.</FONT><BR>
    <BR>
    <FONT SIZE="3">I think I'm angry enough to write the letter to the SEC. Would anyone else be 
interested in signing said letter before I send it?</FONT><BR>
    <BR>
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Just my three trits. GPG Fingerprint:
7A81 0A2F 1ABE DC38 DABC&nbsp; 7C22 B2EE 2304 4A89 46BF</I></FONT></PRE>
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