Subject: Re: SCO vs GNU/Linux
From: Jim Gribbin (jewelrysupplier@gci.net)
Date: Mon May 19 2003 - 15:00:30 AKDT
Not much to say until it's known what they're claiming is stolen. I
personally don't see where they have a leg to stand on, at least not
from what I've found to read about it.
Jim Gribbin
On Mon, 2003-05-19 at 11:07, Greg Madden wrote:
> This list has been pretty quiet concerning the SCO lawsuit. It seems
> that SCO's strategy is clarifying as time passes. The following quote is
> from a small shop that supports/sell Linux boxes, and has stopped using
> Linux. It could take years to settle this lawsuit.Anyone formatting
> their Linux hard drives :)
>
>
> "No, it is not good. I may have been at least partly wrong about what
> the whole thing is about. I was just told Saturday morning that we no
> longer support linux, and not because of our own choice but because of
> possible liability issues. And even worse, according to the lawyer, we
> need to "get rid" of our previous linux customers too, to obsolve
> ourself from past liabilities in case something is found in linux that
> is either copyrighted, patented, or is proprietary property of somebody
> else. Apparently, when it is proven beyond a shadow of a doubt where
> the linux code comes from and that it is all legitimate, then it is ok
> to support and sell it again. I am not sure how companies like Redhat
> are handling the whole thing, but that is what we have done (are
> doing). For those customers that want to stay with linux servers we
> can only recommend that they seek help from online resources such as
> this list. I have much unpleasant work to do this coming week as there
> is going to be alot of questions.
> Jim"
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