Guest #1 March 9, 2004 SCO has upped the ante, slapping Linux users Daimler/Chrysler and AutoZone with lawsuits, charging IP infringement. Story here. mh ."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #2 March 9, 2004 Well, SCO can be pretty certain they are screwing themselves._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kennedy 0 #3 March 9, 2004 can you fill in some blanks that the article left out? It was geared towards people who follow this stuff a lot claser than I do. QuoteThe twin lawsuits expand SCO's legal campaign against Linux backers into a new realm, and SCO executives warned that more users of the open-source operating system could face legal action if they don't license the company's Unix software or certify that they're complying with existing contracts. I don't get it. Linux is free, isn't it? What does SCO make that they are saying people need a license for?witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #4 March 10, 2004 Quotecan you fill in some blanks that the article left out? It was geared towards people who follow this stuff a lot claser than I do. QuoteThe twin lawsuits expand SCO's legal campaign against Linux backers into a new realm, and SCO executives warned that more users of the open-source operating system could face legal action if they don't license the company's Unix software or certify that they're complying with existing contracts. I don't get it. Linux is free, isn't it? What does SCO make that they are saying people need a license for? SCO is claiming that some of their proprietary code is embedded in Linux, thus giving them property rights to the whole shebang, thus the shakedown lawsuits. Thus far, they haven't shown anything to anyone, despite a Federal court order to do so in Utah recently ("discovery". It's my understanding that it'll be in a closed courtroom to protect the IP involved, with non-disclosures signed by everybody who sits in the room). Most in the Open Source community have pooh-poohed the whole thing, because even if by some miracle SCO is right and some of their code IS embedded in Linux, they never made any effort to urge those who were supposedly in violation to "cease and desist" before siccing the landsharks on their victims. Not only that, but once the offending code (if any) is revealed, it will be removed from Linux and that'll be the end of it. McBride knows that, which is why SCO's case is mostly bluster, smoke, and mirrors. mh ."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #5 March 10, 2004 That looks like some of the futile efforts of a dieing company. Atleast that's what the folks on /. think as well. "The penguin will come and he will vanquish all of his enemies, large and small they shall bow to the new king in his kingdom." The book of Linus 8:23--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
