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"Scott" <scott@tiktok.demon.c.u.o.t.s.a> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 19:55:05 GMT, "Perry Whelan" <meba@wi.rr.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Can someone point me to where I can download the latest version of
Samba in
> >SCO's 'custom' format? Or, how I can extract it off of SCO's
SkunkWorks CD?
>
> I think you'll find Samba is GPL'ed software. So by using it with SCO
> software you're likely to face criminal charges in future since SCO
> consider the GPL licence invalid (you must accept the terms before
> using or redistributing GPL'ed software).
>
> I'm sure SCO have developed their own proprietory alternative that's
> every bit as good though... <falls off chair laughing ;-))) >

It's called Scamba and it was created in order to help users comply with
the law and SCO's IP rights. First you must illegally obtain a Samba
source distribution and unpack it. At this point, depending upon
current law, the user may wish to check with the RIAA and MPAA for any
required patches for DRM enforcement. You then download the Proprietary
Extraction and Reporting Language script from SCO (after signing an NDA)
and run it against the Samba source tree you just stole. The script
strips all the GPL references from the source and replaces them with the
correct SCO copytheft notices. It then compiles the source to create
the needed binaries and then finally deleting the downloaded/patched
source tree leaving the user in full compliance with Scamba binary-only
licensing. For a mere US $2995.00 per seat, Scamba pricing reflects the
true value of the software while helping SCO to recover from the heinous
damage caused by OSS and the evil people behind it.

On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 14:33:26 GMT, "Anthony Fremont"
<spam-me@houston.rr.com> wrote:

[...]

>correct SCO copytheft notices. It then compiles the source to create
>the needed binaries and then finally deleting the downloaded/patched
>source tree leaving the user in full compliance with Scamba binary-only
>licensing.

I believe the latest version of SCO's Scamba does leave the source
code on the hard drive, but encrypts it with SCO's fiendish "Greek
symbol" scheme, widely considered almost unbreakable. When last used,
this powerful encryption mechanism took 2 MIT mathmaticians 12.5 whole
seconds to decipher some BSD code using powerful Sinclair ZX81
personal computers!

Apparently Adobe are considering suing SCO since their "Greek symbol"
encryption is believed to be a derivative of Adobes own "ROT-13"
scheme, used by the US military to protect sensitive documents...

Open software developer Samba has accused the SCO Group of 'hypocrisy' for
attacking the GNU General Purpose Licence (GPL) while incorporating software
released under the licence into its products.
At this week's SCO Forum event, SCO chief executive, Darl McBride, attacked
the GPL saying: "The GPL is not about making software free; it's about
destroying value."

But in a statement posted on its website Wednesday, the Samba development
team retorted: "It is the depths of hypocrisy that at the same event SCO
also announced the incorporation of the Samba3 release into their latest
OpenServer product."

The team members, who published their individual names at the foot of the
statement, pointed out that Samba is an open source, free software project
freely available under the GPL.

"We observe that SCO is both attacking the GPL on the one hand and
benefiting from it on the other hand. SCO can't have it both ways," the
statement said.

Samba allows Linux and Unix servers to interoperate with Microsoft Windows
clients, providing file and print services.

The Samba team's statement continued: "Samba is developed and distributed
under the GPL, in exactly the same manner as the Linux kernel code that SCO
has been criticising for its lack of care in ownership attribution.

"Because of this, we believe that Samba must remain true to our principles
and be freely available to use even in ways we personally disapprove of.

"Even when used by rank hypocrites like SCO."



"Anthony Fremont" <spam-me@houston.rr.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Scott" <scott@tiktok.demon.c.u.o.t.s.a> wrote in message
> news:dbbqkvsmppf7r80pip3f0tg1n0hjpt5spq@4ax.com...
> > On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 19:55:05 GMT, "Perry Whelan" <meba@wi.rr.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >Can someone point me to where I can download the latest version of
> Samba in
> > >SCO's 'custom' format? Or, how I can extract it off of SCO's
> SkunkWorks CD?
> >
> > I think you'll find Samba is GPL'ed software. So by using it with SCO
> > software you're likely to face criminal charges in future since SCO
> > consider the GPL licence invalid (you must accept the terms before
> > using or redistributing GPL'ed software).
> >
> > I'm sure SCO have developed their own proprietory alternative that's
> > every bit as good though... <falls off chair laughing ;-))) >
>
> It's called Scamba and it was created in order to help users comply with
> the law and SCO's IP rights. First you must illegally obtain a Samba
> source distribution and unpack it. At this point, depending upon
> current law, the user may wish to check with the RIAA and MPAA for any
> required patches for DRM enforcement. You then download the Proprietary
> Extraction and Reporting Language script from SCO (after signing an NDA)
> and run it against the Samba source tree you just stole. The script
> strips all the GPL references from the source and replaces them with the
> correct SCO copytheft notices. It then compiles the source to create
> the needed binaries and then finally deleting the downloaded/patched
> source tree leaving the user in full compliance with Scamba binary-only
> licensing. For a mere US $2995.00 per seat, Scamba pricing reflects the
> true value of the software while helping SCO to recover from the heinous
> damage caused by OSS and the evil people behind it.
>