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DaimlerChrysler Looks for Dismissal of SCO Suit
Ian Atkins writes "DaimlerChrysler has told SCO where it can stick its lawsuit. In a filing in Michigan, the car company has said not only does it not have to give SCO the information it asked for, but that it hasn't used the software SCO claims rights over - for seven years. It has asked the judge to throw the whole thing out of court. Another bad for SCO and its MS-backed Linux crusade it would seem. Full details on Techworld here." Reader Eggplant62 notes that Groklaw is also covering the story, and noting that SCO has dropped their claim that the GPL is unconstitutional.
>The first thing any lawyer does in almost any case is file for dismissal on some obscure precedent.
Not having used SCO Unix for seven years isn't really an obscure point, is it?
I don't know the meaning of the word 'don't' - J
Oh c'mon, it is news, and for those of us who have a big stake in our beloved Operating System, it's always nice to see further holes being smashed into SCO's ridiculous claims.
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And this one in particular... to have SCO get rid of their patent claims... I'm waiting on a new letter to congress rescinding their previous outrageous unconstitutional hand-waving. I'm not going to hold my breath though
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How can they make claims and drop them like that? No consequences??
Actually there can be consquences, and there still may be. DaimlerChrysler can turn around and sue SCO for the corporate equivalent of defamation of character, etc. Filing a lawsuit without merit is always risky because you can be counter-sued. Given SCO's actions in the past I doubt they'll sensably drop this and will probably force DC to counter-sue them to get rid of the bad (and false) press SCO is causing them.There are corps that weren't choosing linux or delaying programs because of this .. there were real losses. It's just wrong that you can make risk free arbitrary claims and accusations as scare and/or FUD to try to advance your agenda .. without worry of consequences.