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Novell Offers Linux Users Legal Indemnity

Posted by timothy on from the linux-indemnity-is-the-new-black dept.

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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  1. Old News by Gothmolly · · Score: -1, Troll

    Read this on Yahoo! News a few hours ago. Welcome to Slashdot, ever the relevant news rehasher.

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    1. Re:Old News by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      OK Gothmolly, if you want to read some news that hasn't been published in the major news outlets yet today, check out the latest Amazon news. These new books are exciting, let me tell you.

  2. ARGGHHH... by eddy · · Score: 0, Troll

    WHYY?! This is stupid.

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  3. Yo! by pair-a-noyd · · Score: -1, Troll

    What about the pirate copy of 9.0 pro I got off ebay for $8 and passed out 100+ copies of to friends and family?? That ought to qualify as Enterprise level eh?

  4. Hey guess what! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Nobody cares, you fucking nerds! Get out of your parents' basement and get a shower.

  5. Re:GNAA confirms: Novell is dying by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Oh well shit happens

    With the GNAA, no doubt about that.

  6. Re:GNAA confirms: Novell is dying by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Please explain what the GNAA is, for those of us who are new here.