...and if SCO is right...? [LWN.net]

...and if SCO is right...?

Posted May 16, 2003 20:50 UTC (Fri) by StevenCole (guest, #3068)
Parent article: ...and if SCO is right...?

There is considerable reputation value in making contributions to the Linux kernel. Perhaps more than any other free software project, the kernel is surrounded by developers who would like to get their names into the changelog, even if that means submitting spelling fixes.
Oh bugger! Ken Thompson knew how to spell "address", but quite a few kernel hackers didn't. I hope my fixes don't cause the sky to fall. On the other hand, it may be that "printer on fire" thingy they're so ticked off about.
Seriously though, it might be worthwhile to revisit The 1992 Unix System Labs vs Berkeley Software Design, Inc. Lawsuit. It looks like out of 18,000 files, only three had to be redacted. And find . -type f | wc -l only gives 14085 for 2.5.69.

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