Subject: Re: SCO vs GNU/Linux
From: Stanley Long (slong@customcpu.com)
Date: Mon May 19 2003 - 20:13:47 AKDT
Jim Gribbin wrote:
> 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
If you want to read some strategic planning by geeks and see what some
corporate legal types say, just pull up the SuSE Linux-english list
archives:
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-linux-e/
See the May messages for useful subject lines like:
[SLE] [OT] SCO's latest move
[SLE] [OT] Yet not. SCO is really turning the heat up.
Re: [SLE] What is SuSE going to do about SCO?
[SLE] [OT] Microsoft to license Unix code
Re: [SLE] SCO-IBM lawsuit
>
> 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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