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Re: Troll your boat, troll your boat, gently down the streeeeam

Posted by cricketjeff on 2004-02-21 06:39:38

In reply to RobEnderle

I do not hide at all, I use the name cricketjeff on all websites simply because my surname is Green and there is far too often a Jeff Green registered there when I join and remembering which places I am JeffGreen and which I am some other combination is too much effort. If you do a search for Jeff Green and Cricket on any decent search engine you would find plenty of links to my email address.
I have been involved both in this type of audit and many others and can only say that the auditors involved (from several of the worlds largest accountancy groups) have never had any problem with open source software, and I can see no reason why they would. Their concern is twith the security of the process, they would look to see that it was supplied by a reputable organisation, and Red Hat IBM or even Debian would meet that requirement and that my process for using it was properly documented and the documentation adhered to. Maybe you have only been audited by small firms with little experience or training.
Although I have no problem with anyone defending their property this is not what SCO group are doing, however this wasn't my point it was to point out that you may not wish to be associated with every secret source advocate because of the actions of a few, if you prefer I will substitute MyDoom authors, they certainly believe in keeping their code secret, are you comfortable with being tarred with that brush?
Incidentally in the UK at least, as well as many other countries sending invoices for monies mot owed is a crime and threatening legal action without cause is a crime both here and in the US. Linux and much other free software includes many borrowings from BSD, as did ATT, this was the cause of ATT effectively losing their action against BSD in the early 90s. Borrowing from BSD was expressly permitted by their license.


*	Topic	Author	Date
	Re: Can Open-Source Software Survive an Audit?	Rob Enderle	2004-02-17 21:02:48
	Re: Can Open-Source Software Survive an Audit?	beaner	2004-02-24 06:19:24
	Re: Can Open-Source Software Survive an Audit?	RobEnderle	2004-02-24 08:20:23
	Re: Can Closed-Source Software Survive an Audit? (was Open)	heron	2004-02-22 20:41:15
	Re: Can Closed-Source Software Survive an Audit? (was Open)	RobEnderle	2004-02-24 08:06:47
	Rob undermines his own opinion.	sgt_jake	2004-02-19 12:59:42
	Re: Rob undermines his own opinion.	RobEnderle	2004-02-20 09:55:04
	I call hypocracy	bangular	2004-02-24 05:33:38
	Re: I call hypocracy	RobEnderle	2004-02-24 08:14:22
	Interesting	sgt_jake	2004-04-15 08:14:40
	Re: Can Open-Source Software Survive an Audit?	jejones3141	2004-02-19 04:04:20
	Re: Can Rob Enderle Survive Reality?	timransom	2004-02-18 20:44:12
	Re: Can Open-Source Software Survive an Audit?	ptarra	2004-02-18 14:05:38
	Re: Can Open-Source Software Survive an Audit?	beaner	2004-02-18 13:27:35
	Playing fast and loose with your terms	shadow255	2004-02-18 11:15:07
	Re: Playing fast and loose with your terms	RobEnderle	2004-02-20 09:25:26
	Re: Playing fast and loose with your terms	cricketjeff	2004-02-20 10:01:04
	Re: Playing fast and loose with your terms	RobEnderle	2004-02-20 11:32:51
	Contradictions	JoeBunting	2004-02-24 04:52:15
	Re: Contradictions	RobEnderle	2004-02-24 07:52:36
	Re: Playing fast and loose with your terms	beaner	2004-02-23 07:23:09
	Re: Playing fast and loose with your terms	RobEnderle	2004-02-24 08:27:26
	Re: Playing fast and loose with your terms	cricketjeff	2004-02-20 16:11:42
	Re: Playing fast and loose with your terms	RobEnderle	2004-02-24 08:48:54
	Troll your boat, troll your boat, gently down the streeeeam	bangular	2004-02-18 13:04:46
	Re: Troll your boat, troll your boat, gently down the streeeeam	bangular	2004-02-19 02:47:43
	Re: Troll your boat, troll your boat, gently down the streeeeam	cricketjeff	2004-02-20 06:11:08
	Re: Troll your boat, troll your boat, gently down the streeeeam	bangular	2004-02-19 17:18:27
	Re: Troll your boat, troll your boat, gently down the streeeeam	beaner	2004-02-19 09:12:37
	Re: Troll your boat, troll your boat, gently down the streeeeam	RobEnderle	2004-02-20 08:53:30
	Re: Troll your boat, troll your boat, gently down the streeeeam	beaner	2004-02-23 08:08:52
	Re: Troll your boat, troll your boat, gently down the streeeeam	RobEnderle	2004-02-24 08:36:20
	Re: Troll your boat, troll your boat, gently down the streeeeam	beaner	2004-02-23 08:00:28
	Re: Troll your boat, troll your boat, gently down the streeeeam	RobEnderle	2004-02-24 09:42:54
	Re: Troll your boat, troll your boat, gently down the streeeeam	beaner	2004-02-27 07:01:32
	Re: Troll your boat, troll your boat, gently down the streeeeam	cricketjeff	2004-02-20 10:07:40
	Re: Troll your boat, troll your boat, gently down the streeeeam	RobEnderle	2004-02-20 11:47:05
	Re: Troll your boat, troll your boat, gently down the streeeeam	cricketjeff	2004-02-20 14:34:19
	Re: Troll your boat, troll your boat, gently down the streeeeam	RobEnderle	2004-02-20 17:07:52
	Re: Troll your boat, troll your boat, gently down the streeeeam	bangular	2004-02-23 14:00:50
	Re: Troll your boat, troll your boat, gently down the streeeeam	RobEnderle	2004-02-24 09:54:11
	Re: Troll your boat, troll your boat, gently down the streeeeam	bangular	2004-02-24 10:40:08
	Re: Troll your boat, troll your boat, gently down the streeeeam	RobEnderle	2004-02-24 11:14:21
	Re: Troll your boat, troll your boat, gently down the streeeeam	bangular	2004-02-24 13:27:47
	Re: Troll your boat, troll your boat, gently down the streeeeam	RobEnderle	2004-02-24 14:10:10
	Re: Troll your boat, troll your boat, gently down the streeeeam	cricketjeff	2004-02-21 06:39:38
	Re: Troll your boat, troll your boat, gently down the streeeeam	RobEnderle	2004-02-24 09:00:57
	Re: Can Open-Source Software Survive an Audit?	jmpnop	2004-02-18 10:19:40
	Re: Can Open-Source Software Survive an Audit?	RobEnderle	2004-02-20 07:52:51
	Re: Can Open-Source Software Survive an Audit?	pasikoistinen	2004-02-26 01:46:13
	Re: Can Open-Source Software Survive an Audit?	ixnayrox	2004-02-17 21:08:56
	Re: Can Open-Source Software Survive an Audit?	RobEnderle	2004-02-20 10:30:36
	Re: Can Open-Source Software Survive an Audit?	beaner	2004-02-23 07:51:47
	Re: Can Open-Source Software Survive an Audit?	RobEnderle	2004-02-24 14:33:19
	Re: Can Open-Source Software Survive an Audit?	phfcpa	2004-02-21 07:19:36
	Re: Can Open-Source Software Survive an Audit?	RobEnderle	2004-02-24 09:15:42
	Re: Can Open-Source Software Survive an Audit?	alfarom	2004-02-24 05:45:42
	Re: Can Open-Source Software Survive an Audit?	RobEnderle	2004-02-24 09:27:45
	Re: Can Open-Source Software Survive an Audit?	alfarom	2004-02-24 13:47:46
	Re: Can Open-Source Software Survive an Audit?	RobEnderle	2004-02-24 15:00:56
	Personally, you're wrong...	DarkProximity	2004-02-25 09:46:24
	Re: Personally, you're wrong...	Smithy2004	2004-02-25 13:23:05
	sorry, I had to leave	DarkProximity	2004-02-26 10:21:45
	hehe... let me explain.	DarkProximity	2004-02-26 05:58:42