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Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 16:04:11 -0800
From: LA Walsh <law@sgi.com>
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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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L A Walsh                        | Trust Technology, Core Linux, SGI
law@sgi.com                      | Voice: (650) 933-5338
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