Re:Only Looking for a Mutually Beneficial Resoluti
Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on September 18, 2004 11:32 AM
After reading <A HREF="http://mamboserver.com/The_News/News/Statement_regarding_Furthermore.com/" title="mamboserver.com">this</a mamboserver.com>,
I've come to the conclusion that you're not like sco at all. You just an idiot.
1.You hired a contractor to do some work for you.
2.The contractor modified GPLed code for your business. Because you don't release your code,
you were not required to release his modifications no harm no foul.
3.However, the person you hired was not trustworthy. They released the code behind your back, in apparent violation of the contract.
4. Now, you're claiming copyright on the code,
saying that it cannot be released.
5. In reality, what has happened is that
you've had a trade secret revealed.
6. And I'm sorry, but there's absolutely
*nothing* you can do to the end users, because
there is no copy right infringment. You
can have a copyright, or a trade secret
but not both.
7. Even if you were to go down the copyright
route, since the code modified was GPLed,
your code must also be considered GPLed.
8. I also hope that you realize that you
get what you pay for. You outsourced to
asia. You got burned. I'm sorry
but I have no sympathy.
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Re:Only Looking for a Mutually Beneficial Resoluti
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on September 18, 2004 11:32 AMAfter reading <A HREF="http://mamboserver.com/The_News/News/Statement_regarding_Furthermore.com/" title="mamboserver.com">this</a mamboserver.com>,
I've come to the conclusion that you're not like sco at all. You just an idiot.
1.You hired a contractor to do some work for you.
2.The contractor modified GPLed code for your business. Because you don't release your code,
you were not required to release his modifications no harm no foul.
3.However, the person you hired was not trustworthy. They released the code behind your back, in apparent violation of the contract.
4. Now, you're claiming copyright on the code,
saying that it cannot be released.
5. In reality, what has happened is that
you've had a trade secret revealed.
6. And I'm sorry, but there's absolutely
*nothing* you can do to the end users, because
there is no copy right infringment. You
can have a copyright, or a trade secret
but not both.
7. Even if you were to go down the copyright
route, since the code modified was GPLed,
your code must also be considered GPLed.
8. I also hope that you realize that you
get what you pay for. You outsourced to
asia. You got burned. I'm sorry
but I have no sympathy.
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