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Letters to the editorRegarding SCO: What are we waiting for.
Hi, It is funny that SCO Group has proposed to sell UnixWare Licenses for Linux. GPL strictly prohibits relicensing of GPL code without the permission of all authors of a body of code. TSG is trying to sell a different license than GPL for Linux. This is as good as relicensing. I think they have opened themselves up for a class action lawsuit covering all developers contributing code to all Free Software code. What is the opinion of FSF on this? I think their legal cousels should take a go at this. Because if they sell a License for a Linux Distribution they are covering everything, including FSF code as well. At least the FSF should give a press release that they will SUE TSG if TSG manage to sell their license to anybody who is using Linux, without clearly stating that this license does not cover any GPL code. If they don't do this, then FSF can sue, or get support from the aggrieved author for sueing. In this case the really problematic part is that one side is continuously shouting and there is a deafening silence on the other side. Anybody will obviously think that the shouting party is correct and the silent party is wrong. regards, -anandsr
What to do about the RIAA
Hi, Boycotting them is too much and not enough. It's too much because it implies abstinance and it's not enough because they deserve so much more. There's a much better way to stiffle them; swapping CDs in meat-space. Since there is no copying taking place and no re-sale then it's entirely legal. It removes the abstinance part, it's fun, hits them where it hurts the most and there's the obvious analogy with what happens online. Finished with a CD? Take it down to the swap meet. An ideal place to meet is probably in front of the court house. Even if RIAA aren't prosecuting file swappers there, it's kind of symbolic and who knows, maybe the judge has some CDs he's finished with? Chris Moore Portsmouth, UK -- Sig pending!
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