[LINK] SCO does use GPL software

Tim Lister tal at pacific.net.au
Fri Feb 20 13:39:53 EST 2004


On Fri, 2004-02-20 at 11:16, Rick Welykochy wrote:
> As previously indicated, SCO is lobbying the US Congress
> to have the GPL declared illegal.

can they do that?  wouldn't it require a legal challenge in the supreme
court?

surely a legislative declaration would create such a gaping
inconsistency in their legal system that the supreme court would have to
throw it out!

but i'm no lawyer, especially a seppo one, so i guess insane illogic can
be made to happen if somebody wants it bad enough ...

Tim Lister
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