I think the guy doesn't understand copyright:
"There is a general understanding that unless explicitly marked in the contents of the script (the text file that is the Bash program), a Bash script is freely available for use and modification by anyone."
Really?
The fact that bash scripts are not compiled and distributed in a source code form doesn't mean they are not covered by copyrights. Just like ruby, or perl.
I don't know the details, but it is entirely possible that someone copied some scripts around and they are now used anywhere w/o proper redistribution permission.
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Really?
The fact that bash scripts are not compiled and distributed in a source code form doesn't mean they are not covered by copyrights. Just like ruby, or perl.
I don't know the details, but it is entirely possible that someone copied some scripts around and they are now used anywhere w/o proper redistribution permission.
TRade secrets claims are strange though.