[Sussex] IBM Counter-sue SCO

[Gareth Ablett]

Ok so if any ones noticed SCO's share rating over the past few month, 
I think its about time you sold.

Gareth Ablett
Systems Developer

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Geoff Teale [mailto:tealeg at member.fsf.org]
> Sent: 07 August 2003 11:30 pm
> To: sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk
> Subject: [Sussex] IBM Counter-sue SCO
> 
> OK, so the gloves are starting to come off.  It is now apparent that
> SCO's case may never actually get to court (and it's possible SCO
would
> prefer it that way).  Enough evidence has built up to suggest the
> following:
> 
> - SCO do not have any presentable evidence of SCO code appearing in
the
> Linux kernel.
> - SCO do not have any right to IP created as a wholly new portion of a
> derivative work - ie., code that was created within AIX by IBM is not
> SCO IP.
> - SCO actually make use of several of IBM's AIX "innovations" without
> permission or license in UnixWare.
> - SCO UnixWare contains Linux compatibility code that is taken
directly
> from the Linux kernel but which is not used under the terms of the
GPL.
> 
> It seems that SCO's real strategy was to create a tangible threat to
> Linux users and then try to scare them into paying for Licenses that
> they do not need (this is backed up by SCO's "buy it before the court
> case and it's half price" approach).  As a result of these
"suggestions"
> the following is happening:
> 
> - Red Hat are suing SCO for suggesting that they [Red Hat] were
behaving
> improperly in distributing Linux.
> - IBM are counter-suing SCO for the making of unfounded claims  that
> could be damaging to their business and Copyright infringements with
> regard to works derived from the AIX codebase.
> - The Free Software Foundation are considering action against SCO with
> regard to the GPL and use of Linux kernel code in proprietary
software.
> 
> 
> --
> GJT
> tealeg at member.fsf.org
> gteale at cmedltd.com
> 
> 
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