The way I read this was that is was IBM's code they released into the GPL as a part of LINUX (JFS code to be exact). SCO Violated the GPL by incorporating it into SCO's products.
If this is the case, SCO is finished.
>As a side point, I recall someone on Groklaw >mentioning that on the motion there is IBM >referencing to SCO incorporating GPL code into >UnixWare or Unix.
Don't matter about what the justice department will or will not do. SCO is first to fall to Linux and Microsoft is on the short list of greedy monoplizing companies that will also fall to Linux. I am just glad the "Linux is unix" and "GPL" stuff will be settled in court soon. SCO will loose, IMB will have stomped them to dust. Then every vendor has the same starting point (GPL Linux). Let the compentition begin for the best support, add-ons and value added products. If that is not the best description of fair compention. I don't know what is.
Then Microsoft will have very little to fight Linux with. They can join the linux world or die like the rest of the greedy software companies.
We all know this is Microsoft game anyway. SCO is just the stoogies Microsoft has setup to take the fall. This is there only hope to stop Linux right now without the Justice department being all over them.
I agree SCO is dead. Let IBM finish them off. Not one persion I know of, or have heard of, is making any Linux business desisions based on the SCO vs IBM case. SCO desided to play hardball with IBM and extort more fees from there clients. They loose and IBM will chop there head off and we all will be there to watch them die. And they will loose. There execitives have most certantly got the attention of the SEC, IRS and Jusdice Department. Microsoft is linked to the funding source of the law suites. Who cares. SCO IS DEAD. LET IBM RIP THERE HEAD OFF! They not only woke the sleeping giant, they slapped and kicked it, and then realised there weapon was not loaded.
- RIP SCO Group -
That CEO should be fired. Anyone that payes a blackmailer then take credit for it, should be FIRED and never hired again except for maybe flipping burgers!! SCO from what I have seen a read have about one chance in 10000 to win anything and that is before the appeals start.
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The way I read this was that is was IBM's code they released into the GPL as a part of LINUX (JFS code to be exact). SCO Violated the GPL by incorporating it into SCO's products.
If this is the case, SCO is finished.
>As a side point, I recall someone on Groklaw >mentioning that on the motion there is IBM >referencing to SCO incorporating GPL code into >UnixWare or Unix.
Don't matter about what the justice department will or will not do. SCO is first to fall to Linux and Microsoft is on the short list of greedy monoplizing companies that will also fall to Linux. I am just glad the "Linux is unix" and "GPL" stuff will be settled in court soon. SCO will loose, IMB will have stomped them to dust. Then every vendor has the same starting point (GPL Linux). Let the compentition begin for the best support, add-ons and value added products. If that is not the best description of fair compention. I don't know what is.
Then Microsoft will have very little to fight Linux with. They can join the linux world or die like the rest of the greedy software companies.
We all know this is Microsoft game anyway. SCO is just the stoogies Microsoft has setup to take the fall. This is there only hope to stop Linux right now without the Justice department being all over them.
I agree SCO is dead. Let IBM finish them off. Not one persion I know of, or have heard of, is making any Linux business desisions based on the SCO vs IBM case. SCO desided to play hardball with IBM and extort more fees from there clients. They loose and IBM will chop there head off and we all will be there to watch them die. And they will loose. There execitives have most certantly got the attention of the SEC, IRS and Jusdice Department. Microsoft is linked to the funding source of the law suites. Who cares. SCO IS DEAD. LET IBM RIP THERE HEAD OFF! They not only woke the sleeping giant, they slapped and kicked it, and then realised there weapon was not loaded. - RIP SCO Group -
That CEO should be fired. Anyone that payes a blackmailer then take credit for it, should be FIRED and never hired again except for maybe flipping burgers!! SCO from what I have seen a read have about one chance in 10000 to win anything and that is before the appeals start.