Comments on: SCO flops in DaimlerChrysler Unix lawsuit

Controversial company suffers setback in legal efforts to capitalize on Unix.

[ray08]

what a moron!

"Say they have a license for the Unix source code to be on 10 boxes. If they have 2,000 boxes that have Linux source code on it that is duplicative of our Unix source code, they are breaking the contract they have with us,"

Hey, Darl, BYTE me!

[ray08]

what a moron!

"Say they have a license for the Unix source code to be on 10 boxes. If they have 2,000 boxes that have Linux source code on it that is duplicative of our Unix source code, they are breaking the contract they have with us,"

Hey, Darl, BYTE me!

Sliver of nothing!

C'mon C|net! You make this slam-dunk sound like SCO has some hope.

All the judge has allowed is SCO's assertion that certification should have been completed within 30 days may be _argued_! What is the damage to SCO even if they win that argument? Since the amount of time to comply is not listed in the original contract terms, DC is in a very good position here.

SCO filed a frivolous lawsuit, and I hope that DC countersues.

Sliver of nothing!

C'mon C|net! You make this slam-dunk sound like SCO has some hope.

All the judge has allowed is SCO's assertion that certification should have been completed within 30 days may be _argued_! What is the damage to SCO even if they win that argument? Since the amount of time to comply is not listed in the original contract terms, DC is in a very good position here.

SCO filed a frivolous lawsuit, and I hope that DC countersues.

[Burnsie001]

Way to Go SCO

SCO sure know how to make friends and influence people. If they beat up thier existing customers with lawsuit who in thier right mind would want to become a new customer.

"Hey we need a new system"
"lets buy Unix from SCO"
"No way, they'll sue us"
"OK lets but Linux"
"Yeah, Its just as good, almost free and they won't sue us"

"and they won't sue us"?

SCO has threaten to sue Linux users as well.

[Burnsie001]

Way to Go SCO

SCO sure know how to make friends and influence people. If they beat up thier existing customers with lawsuit who in thier right mind would want to become a new customer.

"Hey we need a new system"
"lets buy Unix from SCO"
"No way, they'll sue us"
"OK lets but Linux"
"Yeah, Its just as good, almost free and they won't sue us"

"and they won't sue us"?

SCO has threaten to sue Linux users as well.

Long term effects

Anybody wonder whats going to happen to SCO once they've lost all their lawsuits. I mean, who would ever actually voluntarily do business with these people at SCO?

Long term effects

Anybody wonder whats going to happen to SCO once they've lost all their lawsuits. I mean, who would ever actually voluntarily do business with these people at SCO?

Thank you for updating the article

This note is a kudos to Stephen Shankland for his updates to the article. It is definitely much more complete and objective now.

Nice work!

Thank you for updating the article

This note is a kudos to Stephen Shankland for his updates to the article. It is definitely much more complete and objective now.

Nice work!

"very strong and important company"

"It's a real shame, because SCO had a tradition of being a very strong and important company in the Unix industry and the software industry in general."

Umm, no. Remember that today's "SCO" is in reality the company called "Caldera" which changed its name to "SCO" a few years ago, when it started its makie-money-by-litigation strategy. The real "SCO" (Santa Cruz Operation) still exists, but is now called "Tarantella".

"very strong and important company"

"It's a real shame, because SCO had a tradition of being a very strong and important company in the Unix industry and the software industry in general."

Umm, no. Remember that today's "SCO" is in reality the company called "Caldera" which changed its name to "SCO" a few years ago, when it started its makie-money-by-litigation strategy. The real "SCO" (Santa Cruz Operation) still exists, but is now called "Tarantella".