[plug] Isolate SCO resellers.

[Adam Hewitt]

Here you go...

Premier Partners

AUS-IT Support

PO BOX 241
Albion, Queensland
AUSTRALIA
Phone: 07 3862 2504
Fax: 07 3262 6784
Email: sales at aus-it.com.au
http://www.aus-it.com.au

Blue Sky Industries Pty. Limited

Level 1 1 Atchison Street
St Leonards, New South Wales
AUSTRALIA
Phone: +61 2 9906 5033
Fax: +61 2 9966 8850
Email: info at BlueSky.com.au
http://www.BlueSky.com.au

COMPUTER MAINTENANCE AUSTRALIA

PO Box 6905
Baulkham Hills, Nsw
AUSTRALIA
Phone: 02 8850 2000
Fax: 02 8850 2222
Email: sales at cmanet.com.au
http://www.cmanet.com.au

Computer Maintenance Australia P/L

Unit 9 7 Salisbury Road
Castle Hill, Nsw
AUSTRALIA
Phone: 61 2 8850 2000
Fax: 61 2 8850 2222
http://www.cmanet.com.au

Future Business Systems Pty Ltd

1-204 Balaclava Road
Caulfield North, victoria
AUSTRALIA
Phone: 61 3 9500 1788
Fax: 61 3 9500 1766
Email: sales at fbsaust.com.au
http://www.fbsaust.com.au

MPA Systems Pty Ltd

141 Church Street
Hawthorn , vic
AUSTRALIA
Phone: 61 3 9810 9444
Fax: 61 3 9810 9455
Email: sales at mpasystems.com.au
http://www.mpasystems.com.au

Microarts - USR Services

Level 1 135 Fullarton Road
Rose Park, Sa
AUSTRALIA
Phone: 61 8 8332 8444
Fax: 61 8 8332 8666
Email: robert.stabile at microarts.com.au
http://www.microarts.com.au

Unetix Pty Ltd

Suite 5 75 Erindale Road
Balcatta, wa
AUSTRALIA
Phone: 61 8 9240 8811
Fax: 61 8 9240 8833
Email: tonyg at unetix.com.au
http://www.unetix.com.au


Authorized Partners

DAVROM CONSULTING Pty Ltd

PO Box 1644
Sunnybank Hills, Queensland
AUSTRALIA
Phone: 61 418 763 124
Fax:
Email: david at davrom.com
http://www.davrom.com

Dattatech Pty Ltd

69 Nicholson St St Leonards
Sydney, Nsw
AUSTRALIA
Phone: 02 9906 7400
Fax: 02 9906 7800
Email: sales at dattattech.com
http://www.dattatech.com

Fujitsu Australia Ltd

179 Byng Street
Orange, Nsw
AUSTRALIA
Phone: 0263620088
Fax: 0263613505
Email: michael.dillon at fujitsu.com.au
http://www.fujitsu.com.au

General Infratech Services Pty Ltd

2A Lambourne Road PO BOX 127
Watsonia, Victoria
AUSTRALIA
Phone: 61-3-9435-2122
Fax: 61-3-9435-8322
Email: sales at gispl.com.au
http://www.gispl.com.au

Rivercity Solutions

Level 1, 17 Manning Street
SOUTH BRISBANE, Queensland
AUSTRALIA
Phone: +61 7 3844 0879
Fax: +61 7 3217 0378
Email: david at rcity.com.au
http://www.rcity.com.au
On 20/01/2004, at 2:56 PM, Shayne O'Neill wrote:

>
> Ok. A suggestion. here. I note that SCO has said its fraudulent 
> licences
> are available though 'sco resellers'.
>
> I say we harass those resellers and let them know that the IT community
> will not countenance fraud and blackmail.
>
> Quite clearly, companies like IBM, Redhat, OSDN, and individuals like
> Linus Torevalds and Allan Cox own copyrights over the source code to
> Linux. These are licenced in perpetuity on the strict condition that 
> the
> GPL is adhered to.
>
> Whether SCO's claims on linux's internals hold validity or not, this 
> does
> not disclaim them from a responsibility to respect the licence 
> conditions
> imposed by other contributors to the kernel. Thus it is incumbent on 
> SCO
> to either withdraw the claim, or remove itself entirely from the
> distribution of any sort of linux product. Including licences for it.
>
> This is the law.
>
> Distributors of SCO's licences need to be made fully aware that 
> regardless
> of the outcome of its suit against IBM, anyone engaged in this sort of
> behavior *will* face the certain prospect of the full force of 
> copyright
> law being imposed upon them.
>
> These can include;-
> Injunctions.
> Damages.
> Loss of Profits.
>
> I put it to the list to consider what *we* can do to make sure this
> happens. SCO may be beligerant and lawless in its actions. I am of the
> firm belief it will be brought to full account in courts around the 
> world.
> However its Distributors are merely business out to make a buck to put
> food on the table. These distrubutors CAN be reasoned with, and 
> explained
> to that there is no point in facing certain destruction in the 
> australian
> market place when the simple alternative is to just say NO.
>
> Shayne.
>
> ------------------------------------
> "Must not Sleep! Must warn others!"
> -Aesop.
> Shayne O'Neill. Indymedia. Fun.
> http://www.perthimc.asn.au
>
> On Tue, 20 Jan 2004, Chris Cornish wrote:
>