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Jason Clinton me at jasonclinton.com
Mon May 19 14:18:35 CDT 2003


Randal wrote:

>How does SCO's decision to stop distributing Linux and United Linux, after 
>the FSF informed them that if IBM was distributing infringing code that they 
>were also distributing the same code, with the source under the gpl, affect 
>this project?  Are you facing liabillity from the plaintiff who put you at 
>risk?  Is United Linux still available or is it suspended?
>  
>
Even if there is some copyrighted code in the kernel, by distributing 
their version of Linux, they've re-released that code under the GPL 
thereby making it legal.

UnitedLinux has been suspended and SCO has threated to take individual 
Linux users to court.

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Jason Clinton
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