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SCO v. IBM Is Officially Reopened

Posted by timothy on from the living-dead-sequel dept.

stoilis writes "Groklaw reports that the SCO vs IBM case is officially reopened: 'The thing that makes predictions a bit murky is that there are some other motions, aside from the summary judgment motions, that were also not officially decided before SCO filed for bankruptcy that could, in SCO's perfect world, reopen certain matters. I believe they would have been denied, if the prior judge had had time to rule on them. Now? I don't know.'"

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  1. Braaaaaaaiiiinnns! by sjames · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Can't this just die already?

    1. Re:Braaaaaaaiiiinnns! by cold+fjord · · Score: 3, Insightful

      I thought the thinking was that he had helped give this life? Why would he destroy his own creation? After all, he did nothing about Microsoft's monstrosities.

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  2. I see this as a good thing by UnknowingFool · · Score: 5, Insightful

    While we are probably tired of hearing about and how long this case took, I would like to see an outcome. The thing is that SCO never actually lost the case and IBM never truly won. SCO was tied up in bankruptcy and the Novell case and could not proceed. IBM isn't objecting; I think they want to destroy any remnants of SCO. Personally I would like to see happen would be the GPL tested in a case so any FUD by SCO is rejected in a ruling. Most likely SCO is likely to lose on summary judgement and the GPL issues never go to trial.

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    1. Re:I see this as a good thing by Billly+Gates · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Speak for yourself. Years ago when this same case was going on I had a client implement a no GNU policy and we replaced all our Linux systems with Windows and paid the $699 per core SCO licensing fee for Linux.

      The lawyers were all over this. As a result the developers were forbidden to use GNU as it could infringe on someone elses property and it the arguments were like reading the troll posts from Slashdot.

      The more this shit hits the headlines in places like CIOmag or InfoWorld.com the stronger the argument agaisnt' GNU and Linux.

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    2. Re: I see this as a good thing by jotaeleemeese · · Score: 4, Insightful

      In the real world pretty much every major company continued using Linux and most startups, some now household names, got of tge ground thanks to Linux and GPL software.

      My point being that most people have not believed the fud. ..

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    3. Re:I see this as a good thing by jamstar7 · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Remember that the lawyers own what's left of SCO, they have nothing to lose.

      and they want their payday. Since there's nothing left of SCO, they'll have to file nuisance suits from now til the Second Coming of Elvis to get even some of the money they're "owed" via settlements. They've shown they were willing to ride it out to the bitter end.

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  3. Re:Happy ending? by icebike · · Score: 2, Insightful

    More likely the funding comes from Microsoft, as they are the only entity that benefits by the destruction of all things 'nix.

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  4. So if SCO are back by viperidaenz · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I hope their creditors they shafted when they filed for bankruptcy last time are first in line to get paid, before the new lawyers. (and the old ones, since they were the cause of it)