SCO goes after Linux customers

It looks like SCO is going after Linux customers now. I for one hopes IBM crushes them.

http://www.sco.com/scosource/letter_...customers.html

How much is Micro$oft involved in this crusade?

Check it out; SCO was purchased by Caldera (1). Caldera/SCO announces the UnitedLinux group (2 & 3) And, questions about UnitedLinux, a non-disclosure agreement and the GPL arise (4).

1) http://news.com.com/2100-1001-257170.html?legacy=cnet
2) http://www.suse.com/us/company/press...ted_linux.html
3) http://www.caldera.com/unitedlinux/
4) http://newsforge.com/newsforge/02/09...2.shtml?tid=51

They own the patents, IBM has 0 chance at winning this.... this could start big changes in the linux community at large, be sure to keep an eye on this one.

It is not yet clear who will win the final outcome but, I'm a little fed up with SCO anyway as it always gave us problems. Go linux.

There may be prior art. Has SCO actually revealed what these claimed IP violations are yet?

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Originally posted here by fourdc
How much is Micro$oft involved in this crusade?

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There has been some speculation about M$ involvement, but I doubt they are pulling any strings. But, I would image they are in the SCO cheering section.

Didn't microsoft own SCO at one time? I remember a letter a few years ago telling me it was time to upgrade my Linux to SCO Unix, it read just like a M$ ad.

For a bit of fun, jump on the queue to be sued at;

http://www.petitiononline.com/scosueme/petition.html ....

Here’s a nice follow up article, “What if SCO is right?” There are quotes from Bruce Perens. Perens noted that SCO due to legal incompetence might have already lost the case.

http://www.internetwk.com/breakingNe...cleID=10000066