Subject: Fwd: [OT] Novell Challenges SCO and claims ownership of Unix
From: Andy Firman (lug@firman.us)
Date: Wed May 28 2003 - 10:32:22 AKDT
This is from the Debian list. Thought everyone here
would like to read this. And check out this guy's signature.
How funny is that!!!
-Andy Firman
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Hi there:
As a while ago The SCO lawsuite and it's consequences on GNU/Linux was
mentioned in this list, I thought I would update the list that it has
been found that SCO's claims has been found to be completely
groundless, as SCO does not own any IP or Copyright on Unix. Novell
does.
Bruce Perens described this as "A response to Open Source community's
call" and said :
"We knew that SCO's attack on Linux was a lie. But we never dreamed of
the big lie behind it. Novell has answered the call of the open source
community, We admire what they are doing. Based on recent announcements
to support Linux with NetWare services and now this revelation???Novell
has just won the hearts and minds of developers and corporations
alike."
I really found reading Novell CEO's letter interesting. Specially this
part:
" Importantly, and contrary to SCO's assertions, SCO is not the owner of
the UNIX copyrights. Not only would a quick check of U.S. Copyright
Office records reveal this fact, but a review of the asset transfer
agreement between Novell and SCO confirms it. To Novell's knowledge,
the 1995 agreement governing SCO's purchase of UNIX from Novell does
not convey to SCO the associated copyrights. We believe it unlikely
that SCO can demonstrate that it has any ownership interest whatsoever
in those copyrights. * Apparently, you share this view, since over the
last few months you have repeatedly asked Novell to transfer the
copyrights to SCO, requests that Novell has rejected. * Finally, we
find it telling that SCO failed to assert a claim for copyright or
patent infringement against IBM.
SCO's actions are disrupting business relations that might otherwise
form at a critical time among partners around Linux technologies, and
are depriving these partners of important economic opportunities. We
hope you understand the potential significant legal liability SCO faces
for the possible harm it is causing to countless customers, developers,
and other Linux community members. SCO's actions, if carried forward,
will lead to the loss of sales and jobs, delayed projects, canceled
financing, and a balkanized Linux community.
To read Novell's press release go to
http://www.novell.com/news/press/archive/2003/05/pr03033.html
Also take a look at this Inquirer story
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=9724
The question that come's to mind is, what exactly did Microsoft buy from
SCO ?
Cheers
-- /* There is SCO owned IP all over the Linux kernel. SCO will hunt them. Free software infidels are liars. We will kill them all, and roast their stomach in hell. Our estimates show that all slashodot viewers will die. --Mohammad Al-Sahhaf SCO Sopkesman, Former Iraqi information minister*/Aryan Ameri
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