They probably dont have to prove it, just convince the court that IBM probably did it. In the end it all boils down to which side puts on the best show (as always). If you remember some of the recent lawsuit outrages (How about a nice hot cup of coffee at McDonalds?) then you wont be so confident.
Overall this lawsuit can only be bad, since it creates FUD about Linux. However, if you look at that quote, they are actually saying current Linux is as good as (or better than?) "real" Unix. But WTF do they care -- this is the end of the road for them as a technology company.
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They probably dont have to prove it, just convince the court that IBM probably did it. In the end it all boils down to which side puts on the best show (as always). If you remember some of the recent lawsuit outrages (How about a nice hot cup of coffee at McDonalds?) then you wont be so confident.
You should patent your business method and then charge MS a tidy sum for the privilege.
Still works fine. Must be about 30 years now.
Overall this lawsuit can only be bad, since it creates FUD about Linux. However, if you look at that quote, they are actually saying current Linux is as good as (or better than?) "real" Unix. But WTF do they care -- this is the end of the road for them as a technology company.