19 Jun
2003
19 Jun
'03
5 p.m.
On Thu, Jun 12, 2003 at 09:55:17PM -0700, Carl Lowenstein wrote:
But BSD basically stagnated during the suit - which took 2-3 years.
No-one wanted to have anything to do with BSD whilst the suit was
on and it took a while to recover. Linux was unaffected and basically
gained 3-4 years headstart.
What Greg is suggesting is that if something equivalent comes along
for Linux (and I don't believe the SCO case is it), it will put a
really serious dent in its growth. Even if Linux won, the after-effect
will last for years.
Peter
From:
"Greg 'groggy' Lehey" <grog(a)lemis.com>
On Thursday, 12 June 2003 at 11:31:52 +0000, zmkm zmkm wrote:
In case you are
referring to the BSD vs. AT&T suit, BSD won. Good old dear BSD , where is it ?? still fighting
a niche turf , why
it didn?t burst in the open ?
Glad you asked. It was the victim of a law suit ten years ago. Don't
underestimate what the current legal challenges can do to Linux.