Novell Offers Linux Users Legal Indemnity

Anonymous Coward writes "Novell today said it intends to indemnify its enterprise Linux users against possible legal action by The SCO Group and/or others. According to eWeek Novell's new Linux Indemnification Program is designed to provide its SUSE Enterprise Linux customers with protection against intellectual-property challenges to Linux and to help reduce the barriers to Linux adoption in the enterprise. Under the terms of the program, Novell will offer indemnification for copyright infringement claims made by third parties against registered Novell customers who obtain SUSE Enterprise Linux 8 after January 13, 2004, upgrade protection and a qualifying technical support contract from Novell or a Novell channel partner."

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I smell conspiracy!

[SuperBanana]

Under the terms of the program, Novell will offer indemnification for copyright infringement claims made by third parties against registered Novell customers who obtain SUSE Enterprise Linux 8 after January 13, 2004, upgrade protection and a qualifying technical support contract from Novell or a Novell channel partner

Wow. I smell a great conspiracy theory here. SCO's actually the puppet of Novell etc, to get businesses to buy Linux distros from vendors who will indemnify them from the big bully SCO.

I'd discuss my theory more, but I just heard a click on my telephone line and that sounds like a black helicopter nearing the house!

What has gotten into Novell!?

[Fefe]

They have now missed over a dozen opportunities to do something very stupid! Has someone removed the alien face huggers there or what is happening here?

This would have never happened with the old Novell we all loved to loathe.

I find this deeply disturbing. Stupidity does not simply go away just like that. Where is my tinfoil hat again?