From: Mike '/m' 


http://www.vnunet.com/News/1141087

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Disgruntled Linux users use online petition to voice their anger

Thousands of scornful members of the Linux community have signed an online
petition to "highlight the pomposity" of SCO's claim to ownership
of intellectual property in Linux.

Last week, SCO sent letters to 1,500 international Linux users warning them
that they could be liable for using SCO's code.

So far, over 2,500 Linux users have signed a petition challenging SCO to sue them.

The message reads: "I am a Linux user. I feel that SCO's tactics
toward an operating system of my choice are unjust, ill founded and
bizarre.

"I am willing to be sued because I am confident that SCO's tactics
toward Linux will fail.

"If I have published my email address as part of this petition it is
so that SCO representatives can email me and begin the process of serving
me a court order."

Signatories are also given the chance to comment on SCO's actions.

One summed up the general feeling among signatories: "I can't claim
enough expertise to say that your intellectual property claims are
completely unfounded, but I can see that you do not know what you want,
keep changing your story, and have handled the entire situation incredibly
poorly."...
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