Re: Linux 2.2.20pre10

From: Carsten Kuckuk (ck@kuckuk.com)
Date: Mon Oct 22 2001 - 18:40:10 EST


By the same line of reasoning, using passwd as root on a different user
would be a possible circumvention of a copyright protection mechanism
and thus turn passwd into illegal software under the DMCA. Are all *nix
manufacturers and Linux distributors aware of this? All Linux distros
and all Unix operating systems are illegal under DMCA...
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