RE: SCO offers UnixWare licenses for Linux

From: Downing, Thomas (Thomas.Downing@ipc.com)
Date: Fri Jul 25 2003 - 08:37:05 EST


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sancar Saran [mailto:saran@sim.com.tr]
> Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 7:44 AM

> > #1 The whole thing is without merit (as it seems to be now)
> > #2 IBM did it and have to buy SCO (because everyone will
> sue IBM, every
> > Linux developer, every business, every user)
> > #3 SCO gets bankrupted by countersuits (popular US approach to law)
> >
>
> It look like good plan, and my question is not answered. Are
> distro makers
> safe in these time line? What if Red Hat goes bankrupt before the SCO
> falldown.
>

I hope someone does take action, SCO vs. IBM doesn't come to trial
till April 11, 2005. A lot of damage could be done in that time,
assuming some other event (like an acquisition) doesn't obviate
the whole mess.

To date, the only thing I've seen is:
www.theregister.co.uk/content/61/31910.html
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