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[Bob Friesenhahn]

On Wed, 24 Sep 2003, Matthias Andree wrote:

> On Wed, 24 Sep 2003, Bob Friesenhahn wrote:
>
> > Does this mean that you won't support Microsoft operating systems as
> > well (e.g Cygwin/MinGW environments), since Microsoft is effectively
> > funding SCO's lawsuit (SCO is a pawn in this game) by purchasing a
> > Unix license with undisclosed terms?  Or Unix licensees, since they
> > also effectively fund SCO?  Or Apple since they have agreements with
> > Microsoft to support Microsoft Office?
>
> Microsoft isn't blackmailing Linux users, is it?

The fact that Microsoft (which has no use for Unix) purchased a Unix
license (for an undisclosed amount which could be tens or hundreds of
millions of dollars) within a day or two of SCO's lawsuit strongly
suggests that the "evil empire" is behind this action.  Microsoft
stands to benefit from this much more than SCO (which is likely go out
of business either way).  For SCO, it is just a matter of millions and
a last gasp, while for Microsoft it is a matter of billions, and
maintaining market share.

I have never been fond of either company, but in this case I think
that SCO is being used as the fall guy.

> > gain from it.  Illegal copying of copyrighted source code is a crime
> > like any other, and perpetrators should be incarcerated.
>
> Libel is also a crime, in Germany; and SCO Germany has already paid
> 10,000 EUR penalty for violation of a Cease & Desist Agreement they
> had issued. (They agreed not to claim Linux was infringing on SCO's
> copyrights in Germany.)

In the US, libel is a matter for the civil courts (violator only
looses money), but copyright violation is a federal crime so the
violator can potentially go to jail.  You should be happy to know that
copyright violators do not yet get the death penalty. :-)

Anyway, I don't know what any of this has to do with bogofilter.

Bob
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