"andy levy" <andy-dml@levyclan.us> wrote in message
> I won't get into the dirty details, but basically this bunch of
> crackmonkeys (SCO) claims that intellectual property they own is in
> Linux, and therefore anyone using Linux owes them wads of cash. So,
> they sued IBM over it, because IBM has made very large contributions to
> Linux and many of them in the areas that SCO claims have been tainted.
> However, SCO has yet to prove any of their claims, and IBM has even
> refuted many of them. SCO has no case, they also have no business
> model, they are just staying afloat on lawsuits and extorting money from
> Linux users.
That's just comical. Did you read all the stories/interviews that came out
when SCO sued Linus Torvalds? It was pure comedy gold.
> The filing against DC:
> http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20040303182714835
> The filing against AZ:
> http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20040303193037634
So, is this site hosted on a 56k line or what? Over the T3 here at work it
took forever to load.
> The whole situation would be hilarious if it wasn't sucking so many
> resources from the legal system. IBM probably could have settled the
> whole thing out of court, but they want to lay the smack down on SCO.
I sure hope so, SCO deserves to go down for this string of lawsuits. I
don't understand the logic behind filing all these unfounded suits, and
incurring all the legal costs for them to all be either dismissed or have
SCO lose in court. They haven't won a single one yet have they? It seems
like a big risk for a company with shaky financials to be taking.
-- - Josh Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L www.geocities.com/lenny187/dakota.html www.omg-stfu.com
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