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Lessig blogged about a new open letter from Darl McBride of SCO; it purports to communicate SCO's current position on the legality of the GPL. In the process, it groups open-source advocates with those who propose to limit or eliminate software patents and copyrights. Admittedly, there is an overlap between these groups, but to say that someone who wants to work on an open-source project is against the concept of copyright (which is what I'm taking away from this letter) is pure nonsense.

If the IBM/SCO trial is going to continue to play out in the media, Mr. McBride should expect even more of the vehement opposition he complains about in the letter. SCO/Caldera seems intent on rewriting their history of being an open-source champion. The fact that they won't even bother to take down online references to their past support of Linux shows me a company with a severe personality disorder.

Reading both McBride's letter and Lessig's response is recommended if you're interested in this.