[Talk] Novell the Red Knight...

[Con Zymaris]

On Thu, May 29, 2003 at 11:53:01AM +1000, David Purdue wrote:
> The press has already picked up on AUUG's press release - see,
> for example,
> 
> http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/05/29/1053801475940.html
> 
> Also, SCO has published a response to Novell's release:
> 
> http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030528/law059_1.html
> http://ir.sco.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=110126
> 
> Seems SCO is not accusing IBM of patent or copyright infringement, but
> breach of contract.
> 
> Difficult to see how this would extend to all other users of Linux, with
> which SCO has no contract.
> 
> Curiouser and curiouser.

...and curiouser.

 CBS MarketWatch reports on Novell's challenge to SCO, and quotes SCO CEO
 Darl McBride as asserting that SCO owns the Unix copyrights.  "McBride
 added that unless more companies start licensing SCO's property, he may
 also sue Linus Torvalds, who is credited with inventing the Linux
 operating system, for patent infringement."
 
 http://lwn.net/Articles/33976/


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