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Gartner Says Delay Linux Deployment Due to SCO

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the way-to-go-sco dept.

Sridhar writes "SCO's legal threats have prompted Gartner Group to recommend that companies delay deployment of critical Linux applications, determine "whether Unix or Windows will provide functions equivalent to those of Linux deployments", and take a "go-slow" approach to Linux in high-value or mission-critical production systems."

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  1. What about Microsofts IP issues? by satsuke · · Score: 5, Informative

    Microsoft is facing a lawsuit that taken at face value is almost as big as the SCO doubt ..

    http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=10648

    Basically that 80+ % of Microsofts past and present products are infringing on this guys business process patent.

    again, at face value Gardner should be recommending to put off major software purchases.

    (This is an example on two different levels .. SCO vs Microsoft that obviously are not the same .. but could be).

  2. SCO executives make a million in June and July by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    While most everybody focuses on the merits of the SCO vs IBM (and Linux by implication) case, SCO execs have made a tidy profit (over $1,000,000 in June and July) by selling stock

    Form-4 filings with the SEC reveal they made $398,833.90 in June, and $656,270.10 in July (so far)!

    And there's more!

    Remember that Canopy-owned company SCO just bought into, who's the leader? "Mike Meservy, CEO, Vultus, Inc"

    Looks like he and Vultus, Inc. were themselves SCO shareholders even before SCO bought into Vultus. From excellent GROKLAW site about SCO v IBM: SCO has filed, on July 8, a Registration Statement on Form S-3, relating to "the public offering or distribution by selling stockholders of up to 305,274 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of The SCO Group, Inc." The shares will be sold by Vultus, Inc., The Canopy Group, Inc., Angel Partners Inc., Michael Meservy, Bruce K. Grant Jr., Ty D. Mattingly and R. Kevin Bean. Only Canopy Group, in this list, will retain any SCO stock. SCO "will not receive any proceeds from the sale or distribution of the common stock by the selling stockholders. ... On July 3, 2003, the last price for our common stock, as reported by the Nasdaq National Market, was $10.71."

  3. It's time to complain to AG, FTC, and DOJ by walterbyrd · · Score: 5, Informative

    It only takes a minute. If enough people complain, somebody may take notice. I am including web-sites and a sample letter.

    https://rn.ftc.gov/pls/dod/wsolcq$.startup?Z_ORG _C ODE=PU01
    http://naag.org/naag/feedback_form.php?s ubject=COM MENT
    http://www.usdoj.gov/contact-us.html

    As the representative of a small business. I am writing to file a complaint regarding the actions of the SCO Group.

    SCO is making unspecific and unsubstantiated claims that it owns copyright pertaining to the Linux operating system. SCO is threatening legal action against anybody who uses Linux. SCO has stated that the only way anybody can avoid legal
    action from SCO, is to purchase SCO's UnixWare product.

    In deference to anything SCO may be claiming: SCO does not own Linux, nor does SCO have any special rights to Linux. Linux is protected by the General Public License (GPL). SCO has no more rights to tell people they can't use Linux, than SCO has to tell people they can't use MS-Windows.

    Would you please investigate the claims that SCO is making so that small businesses and other companies are not pressured into making unwarranted payments.

    Contact information for the SCO Group:
    The SCO Group
    355 South 520 West, Suite 100
    Lindon, Utah 84042
    801.765.4999 phone
    801.765.1313 fax