Comments on: Novell hits back at SCO in Unix dispute

Lawsuit, part of a long-running battle over Unix copyrights, accuses SCO of breaking a contract and improperly laying claim to assets.

[Earl Benser]

Say goodbye to SCO....

... before they fade into bankruptcy for good. It's a pathetic little
compoany, run by a scam-focused management with no real assets
for even short term survival, except for MS's contributions. I am
very sick and tired of finding out that SCO is still around. I hope
Novell, and every one else, really sticks it to them.

[System Tyrant]

SCOing, SCOing, Gone.

I just could resist the title.

I look at it this way. If SCO has a legit claim (although I'm not sure what their claim is anymore) then they have every right to persue it in court. However, I have the distinct feeling that either they have not ground to stand on or they are really going to drop one big bomb on us all. Personally I am going with the first. Of course if they don't win and go belly up I hope everybody effected by this lawsuit goes after them like a hungry tiger after it's meal.

I would love to see SCO get sued by every linux vender, company that uses linux, company that sells linux, and anybody else with a good claim to damages. Then I would like to see Novell, IBM, or whoever take back Unix and open source it. That would end that wouldn't it. Of course I am sure that due to licence agreements with other companies it would be awhile before that would happen anyway.

[Had_to_be_said]

OH, For the Love of...

Will SOMEBODY finally put a STAKE through this VAMPIRES heart, so we can get back to work?

I am, ...SCO-ula.

[John Kuzak]

STAKE through this VAMPIRES heart

http://www.analogstereo.com/vacuum/miele_s4780_vacuum.htm

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German Linux

On Friday, Linuxtag, a German Linux lobbying association, threatened to take SCO's German subsidiary to court over what Linuxtag terms SCO's "unfair competitive practices." Linuxtag is giving SCO until May 30 to either back up its allegations that SCO Unix code has been copied illegally into the Linux kernel or back off from those allegations. If SCO does neither, Linuxtag will take the German subsidiary to court in Germany. Linuxtag wants to prevent SCO from harming its competitors with unsubstantiated claims, intimidating customers and damaging Linux's reputation, the group said.
Richard Seibt, CEO of SuSE Linux AG, also complained about the vagueness of SCO's allegations against Linux. SuSE knows what is in its code and has had processes in place to avoid violating intellectual property rights, he said Wednesday. "So we really don't understand what SCO is talking about," he said.

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[zaznet]

95% of licensing means...

If SCO loses that 95% of licenses, it puts a huge dent in their "war chest" that has been used to take IBM to court.

Novell made a smart move in going after the money, and if that provision is there it's near end game for SCO.