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To: D. Long who wrote (28002)	2/5/2004 6:35:19 AM
From: D. Long	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793958

This is very cool. Real demonstration of the potential of collaborative internet groups. groklaw.net ----------------------------------------------------------- Groklaw's New Group Project -- The Timeline Project Wednesday, February 04 2004 @ 09:36 AM EST I mentioned a while ago that I was thinking of a project for Groklaw to tackle as a group. Here is what my idea has morphed into. I want to do a systematic, comprehensive, and carefully documented history timeline relating to Unix and Linux, based, with his kind permission, on Eric Levenez's Unix History timeline chart, but from the perspective of tracing the code by copyright, patents, trade secret, and trademark. The idea is that the final timeline will be a publicly-available resource, released under a Creative Commons license, that will assist the community in defending against - or better yet in deterring - future lawsuits against GNU/Linux code. I am convinced that we can make a difference, legally. I am also convinced that SCO won't be the last attempt to make money from GNU/Linux code, even if they fail, which I expect them to do. There are, sadly, always companies and lawyers willing to initiate a lawsuit if there is the whiff of short-term money in the air, even if they know it's only a nuisance lawsuit. We're in a good position to do such a project here at Groklaw. First, the gang's all here, a good foundation of folks who lived the Unix and Linux history, and we've developed the research skills to be able to follow through in depth. A friend said to me that one of our most potent weapons is that you are all still alive. We can, therefore, compile a living history, where each of you contributes your memories of Unix and Linux. That combined history will be like a shield, protecting against any so-called expert the opposition can possibly call to testify.