Open Source Victoria files ACCC complaint against SCO regarding Linux [LWN.net]

Open Source Victoria files ACCC complaint against SCO regarding Linux

Posted Jul 30, 2003 13:33 UTC (Wed) by ernest (subscriber, #2355)
In reply to: Open Source Victoria files ACCC complaint against SCO regarding Linux by ccchips
Parent article: Open Source Victoria files ACCC complaint against SCO regarding Linux

> The problem with asking SCO to expose infringing code is that
> they could just point at lines of code, and then make up whatever
> bogus excuses they want as to *how* it infringes, in particular,
> by pointing at other code or projects we aren't allowed to see.

You forget that there is an excellent history trace of what and when was put into the Kernel. By exposing the code, and even if they don't show their own source code, many people would be able to check out where it came from in the first place, and possibly even who contributed it to the kernel.

As this code is spread over the world there is just no way anybody could lie about it's origin. It will not be just SCO's words agains Linus, but SCO's words against many, many people.

Ernest.

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