Where can I find FreeBSD-related SCO lawsuit updates?
T.M. Sommers
tms2 at mail.ptd.net
Fri Jul 11 01:56:16 PDT 2003
Bill Moran wrote:
>
> I think that if SCO _wins_ the lawsuit, it will help the free software
> cause,
> since the Linux project will be required to remove a few bits of code to
> satisfy SCO's demands (thus proving that a free software project can easily
> survive lawsuits such as this). That will be the end of it. Remember that
> US law is based on precedents, and BSD has a precident set already.
The outcome of the BSD case was a settlement, which is not
precedent at all. The opinion on the various motions can be
precedent, but as it came from a trial court, it is not binding
on anyone, including other trial courts.
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