Subject: Re: Fwd: [OT] Novell Challenges SCO and claims ownership of Unix
From: Jim Gribbin (jewelrysupplier@gci.net)
Date: Wed May 28 2003 - 12:50:42 AKDT
Looks like SCO may have picked a bad time to jump on MS's bandwagon in
this fashion. As in just after Novell got so fed up with MS that they,
very publicly, got on Linux's bandwagon.
Jim Gribbin
On Wed, 2003-05-28 at 10:32, Andy Firman wrote:
> 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
>
> -------------------------------------------
>
> 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
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