On Wednesday 14 May 2003 14:58, Ben Rosenberg wrote:
Wow. Now I do wish SuSE would publicly denounce SCO and work toward kicking them right the hell out of UL.
http://linuxtoday.com/infrastructure/2003051402026NWCDLL
"SCO Suspends Distribution of Linux Pending Intellectual Property Clarification"
"The SCO Group today warned that Linux is an unauthorized derivative of UNIX and that legal liability for the use of Linux may extend to commercial users. SCO issued this alert based on its findings of illegal inclusions of SCO UNIX intellectual property in Linux. The company also indicated that until the attendant risks with Linux are better understood and properly resolved, the company will suspend all of its future sales of the Linux operating system."
So, they have suspended their own distribution - aka SCOlinux and Caldera. Funny, they own both of those right? So, how can SCO be in violation with it's own product? Maybe something to do with fruit of a poisoned tree or something. It's perfectly clear that SCO is desperate. They are cutting everyone of their channels. Talk about burning your bridges behind you! This may have ramifications for Linux - or maybe not. But one thing is sure in my mind... SCO is hurting themselves more over than anyone else. Who is going to do business with these guys after this is done? Regardless of whether or not SCO succeeds in this one can easily see that they're done in the OSS and Linux community. No one will recommend them, support them, or have anything to do with them. This seems ripe for a buyout. Take what money they can, settle debts, sell the rest off. As far as the CEO, presidents, and upper echelon, well they have shown one thing. They seem to be fairly adept at sinking a business and then turning on their partners. Would you hire McBride? Furthermore, would you get involved with SCO in any fashion? They are headed down a dead end IMHO. Cheers, Curtis.