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IBM Denies Charges of Unix Theft

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the wrong-tree-barked-up dept.

ahooton writes "C|net is reporting that SCO has filed a lawsuit accusing IBM of theft of it's Unix intellectual property. SCO alleges this occurred because IBM released portions of the Unix system, owned by SCO, in to Linux." While the suit is nothing new, IBM's retort is. IBM asserts it is innocent of any charges of wrongdoing. Additionally, IBM is accusing SCO of trying to stifle Linux development through the use of the courts.

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  1. Isn't SCO's logic great? by Papillon3111 · · Score: 2, Redundant

    Taken from paragraph 82 of the lawsuit filed by SCO against IBM.

    Prior to IBM's involvement, Linux was the software equivalent of a bicycle. UNIX was the software equivalent of a luxury car. To make Linux of necessary quality for use by enterprise customers, it must be re-designed so that Linux also becomes the software equivalent of a luxury car. This re-design is not technologically feasible or even possible at the enterprise level without (1) a high degree of design coordination, (2) access to expensive and sophisticated design and testing equipment; (3) access to UNIX code, methods and concepts; (4) UNIX architectural experience; and (5) a very significant financial investment.

    Somebody please explain to me how software is like a car/bicycle.

    Further into the lawsuit you'll notice SCO isn't actually suing IBM for releasing their source but because they are losing business. With A-holes like McBride I can't imagine why. I just wish they'd hurry up and die.

  2. examples by jbolden · · Score: 0, Redundant

    "We're finding...cases where there is line-by-line code in the Linux kernel that is matching up to our UnixWare code," McBride said in an interview.

    Please note that he has refused to release examples of this.

    OK I'll provide some examples
    1) #include
    2) #define __DEBUG
    3) ptr=*x->next :-)

  3. Trust Slashdot... by MjDascombe · · Score: 1, Redundant
    To put a pro-linux spin on this. I mean, there are no new links in this article that in any way add anything pro-linux to a very old story, and yet they still manage to make it sound as though linux (as usual) is perfect and always in the right

    When are slashdot going to grow up, escape their linux-centric origins, and start being a fair,unbiased newssource again?