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HP Offers Linux Purchasers Indemnification

Posted by timothy on from the at-least-on-paper dept.

PnViking writes points out this story in the Detroit News, writing "HP is now covering any claims from SCO if you bought Linux and have a support contract from them: '"We will provide full indemnity across the entire suite for any SCO-related action," said Martin Fink, HP's vice president of Linux. "If (customers) were to get sued by SCO, we would take over their defense and assume liability on their behalf."'" The catch is, you have to be running it on HP equipment ;)

6 of 326 comments (clear)

  1. IBM? by bdowne01 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Helloooo... IBM, are you listening??? Wait, wasn't HP the supposed Fourtune 500 company that bought a SCO license?

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  2. This is not the old HP.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Interesting

    How much you want to bet HP paid for a "SCO Linux License" so they could "legally" distribute linux.. notice that it HAS to run on HP hardware..

    There is still that "unknown" licensee of SCO's supposed linux license..

  3. You can keep your Detroit News by Kalewa · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I prefer to get my IT news from the Hindustan Times. Seriously though, it has a little more/different information that may be worth checking out.

  4. HP FUD by GoofyBoy · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Perhaps HP lawyers just read the news.

    SCO has no intention to sue Linux end-users

    And there has to be limitations and fineprint to HP offer. No way HP if offer protection from every SCO case out there. Does that mean I can actively steal SCO code and be free of all legal consequences as long as its run on HP hardware?

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  5. Re:Good move on HP's part... by Sevn · · Score: 5, Interesting

    No doubt. Very smart marketing people. The fact that HP did this just made me forget that they recentlylaid off a shitload of people but somehow managed to afford two brand new gulfstream fives that they really needed because their other private jets were 3 YEARS OLD.

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  6. Marketing via backlash by Badgerman · · Score: 3, Interesting
    This thought occurred to me:

    • SCO goes after Linux as a marketing/gain money tool.
    • They get hated.
    • Opposing SCO becomes popular.
    • SCO has just handed people a new marketing tool - oppose/stand up to SCO, get attention, customers, etc.


    Though in reflection, their egregeous approach to an unsubstantiated claim was bound to provoke a backlash. And it was bound to be something that people would take advantage of.

    Did SCO even see this? My guess, no. They're up their in their own little world.

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