Archive for December, 2003

SCO’s Open Letter on the GPL

Thursday, December 4th, 2003

Wow. SCO is sunk. Their CEO, Darl McBride, just wrote another open letter explaining why they think the GPL is unconstitutional and invalid. It demonstrates such an amazing lack of understanding of the GPL, that if this truly represents their legal strategy, they are doomed. The overall strategy seems to be to paint the GPL’s [...]

Brazil’s GNU/Linux Free Cybercafes

Thursday, December 4th, 2003

BBC News has an article describing Brazil’s GNU/Linux Free Cybercafes. Two and one-half years ago there were about three million people in Sao Paulo without any access to computers. Now, about 250,000 people are using the nearly 100 net cafes.
Since last year, all the centres have been using the free operating system GNU/Linux.
“The government is [...]

Guantanamo Defense Lawyers Fired By Pentagon

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2003

The Guardian reports:
A team of military lawyers recruited to defend alleged terrorists held by the US at Guantanamo Bay was dismissed by the Pentagon after some of its members rebelled against the unfair way the trials have been designed, the Guardian has learned…
A former military lawyer with good contacts in the US military legal establishment [...]