Subject: RE: [linux-audio-user] BC2000 redux
From: M. Edward Borasky (znmeb_AT_aracnet.com)
Date: Fri Sep 14 2001 - 17:40:47 EEST
*Anyone* can be put out of *any* business by a strong enough legal force.
The moral of the story is *never* pick a fight with someone that has
superior force. Digital forgot this -- they sued Intel. The piece they
fought so hard to protect is now part of Intel, and the parts that Compaq
didn't dispose of will be at Hewlett-Packard's disposal not too long from
now. It took the Federal government and a number of State Attorneys General
to even make a small dent in Microsoft and the tobacco industry, and neither
shows any sign of taking permanent damage or of changing their behavior in a
major way. As Damon Runyon said, "The race is not always to the swift, nor
the battle to the strong -- but that's the way to bet!"
-- M. Edward (Ed) Borasky, Chief Scientist, Borasky Research http://www.borasky-research.net http://www.aracnet.com/~znmeb mailto:znmeb_AT_borasky-research.com mailto:znmeb_AT_aracnet.comStand-Up Comedy: Because Man Does Not Live By Dread Alone
> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-linux-audio-user_AT_music.columbia.edu > [mailto:owner-linux-audio-user_AT_music.columbia.edu]On Behalf Of Dave > Phillips > Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 7:00 AM > To: linux-audio-user_AT_music.columbia.edu > Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] BC2000 redux > > > Rob wrote: > > > Realistically, any free software or open source project below a certain > > size can be put out of business by a frivolous lawsuit filed against its > > author. We typically don't have legal budgets. > > You can of course eliminate "free software or open source" in the above > statement. Anyone can be put out of business due to frivolous lawsuits. > Closed source developers have no especial immunity. > > I still don't get it. If a user bought any one of the major A/V packages > under a typical EULA and got pissed off they probably couldn't sue > anyone. The terms of most EULAs are written to protect the companies > from lawsuits, not to provide any kind of warranty of fitness to purpose > or even workability. > > So if the developer has the fear, why not contact the FSF for legal > counsel ? > > Best regards, > > == Dave Phillips > > The Book Of Linux Music & Sound at http://www.nostarch.com/lms.htm > The Linux Soundapps Site at http://sound.condorow.net >
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