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SCO Says It Has No Plan To Sue Linux Companies

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the one-hundred-eighty-degrees dept.

cadfael writes "SCO is reported in the Age as saying they 'Have no plans to sue Linux companies...' This seems to contradict the earlier statements of Chris Sontag. This story also points out how Canopy owns stakes in several other Linux companies, including Linux Networx wheich supplied the supercomputer for Lawrence Livermore Nat Lab. One begins to wonder if the reality of their situation has become clear to them?" Maybe, just maybe, this is the beginning of the end of this mess.

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  1. Australia only? by fava · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Or they could be refering to Australia only. since an Austrailian user group filed a "put up or shut up suit".

  2. Re:Timeline of events? by User8201 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Basic timeline:

    1. Caldera goes bankrupt

    Now they're trying to change it to this:

    1. Caldera goes bankrupt.
    a. Sells out, changes name to SCO
    b. Threatens IBM
    c. Threatens Linux Users
    d. ...

    But in the end, they're done for.

  3. Insider selling completed? by Vooch · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Sounds like the insiders have already sold their shares and they're leaving everyone else holding the bag. Afterall, if they're not gonna go after the Linux folks, I guess their pumping scheme is coming to an end. I knew that lawsuit was a bunch of bunk. You know what comes after pumping? Dumping! Management is now chillin' with a smooth 700% return this year. I guess it's time for the stock to tank now. Just my opinion.

  4. Wait.. by slackingme · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Exactly who really tripped out about this shit anyway? It's always been a "You infringe! We have proof! Nobody can see our proof!" (non)shitstorm. I think if SCO had actually had a case we'd be taking a much more serious approach to the situation instead of the rampant SCO jokes. I mean, really, a few PHBs (that didn't want Linux anyway) pretended like this helped their case and the rest of the world kept putting those Slackware/Debian/Redhat/SuSE disks in the drive.

  5. Back Pedaling or more FUD? by anglebrackets · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I think the lawsuit by Red Hat is what brought this news out. SCO was supposed to respond today (Thursday) but was granted a time extension. In other words - it was put up or shut up time. I think SCO plans on going ahead with it's pump and dump scheme, but is probably trying to get RH to drop the suit. This way they avoid having to show any real evidence. Notice that they did _not_ say their case was wrong. Only that they had no 'concrete plans to sue Linux companies'. I expect more shenanigans. SCO - Stupidity Causes Ossification.

  6. Distribution is OK now by mm0mm · · Score: 5, Insightful

    How could they NOT sue the distributors of the infamous IP infringing products, while they ARE more than willing to sue users of the same IP infringing products? It is like allowing pirate CD vendors on the street to do their job and going after those who bought pirate CDs from that vendor(s). Is it reasonable? At least RIAA is mean ass to everyone, not only to buyers.

    Hey McB, so you are now endorsing distribution of illegal product while you demand money from those who bought it? Give me a fsckin break, would you?

  7. For all those who didn't read the article by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful
    They only said they had

    "No. SCO has never planned to sue Linux companies."

    in other words they expected everyone would just pay them given the threat of legal action.

    "No. SCO has never made concrete plans to sue anyone."

    "concrete plans"
    In other words they don't currently have the financial resources to take on more then one court case.

    They did not say anywhere "will not" or "has no intention of".