Re: Linux stifles innovation...

From: LA Walsh (law@sgi.com)
Date: Fri Feb 16 2001 - 19:04:11 EST

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"David D.W. Downey" wrote:
>
> Seriously though folks, look at who's doing this!
>
> They've already tried once to sue 'Linux', were told they couldn't because
> Linux is a non-entity (or at least one that they can not effectively sue
> due to the classification Linux holds), ...

--- Not having a long memory on these things, do you have an article or reference on this -- I'd love to read about that one. Sue Linux? For what? Competing?

Perhaps by saying Open Source is a threat to the "American Way", they mean they can't effectively 'sue', buy up or destroy it?

-l

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