[boost] Fw: [cxxpanel] SCO own copyright on C/C++!

From: John Maddock (john_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-12-23 06:48:10

I hope Alisdair won't mind me forwarding this one, but I'm really beginning
to wonder where SCO are going next, BTW isn't there some clause in ISO
standards that prevents retrospective claims on standardised interfaces (or
does that apply to patents only)?

> OK, slight exageration, but here is a quote from the latest SCO story on
> IT tabloid, the register:
>
>
> "Any part of any Linux file that includes the copyrighted binary
> interface code must be removed," according to the demand. The SCO Group
> identifies a number of files which, once machine-specific versions are
> discounted, boil down to simply four header files. The files signal.h,
> ioctl.h, errno.h, stat.h and ctype.h contain copyright infringing code.
>
>
> Full story at http://www.theregister.com/content/4/34639.html
>
>
> Now forgive me if I'm wrong, but isn't ctype.h a part of ISO C, and so
> implicitly included in C++?  [Certainly from their 'binary interface'
> argument cctype qualifies]
>
> Can't wait for one of their lawyes to work this one out...
>
> AlisdairM
>
>
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