Hi, Also read the response from SCO ...
I don't think, SCO would go about suing other Linux distributors, nor will its claims stand judicial scrutiny as Linux was developed from scratch. ;-) Venky Here is the response from SCO... Posted by 2003-01-13 21:28:57.0 - by Tina Gasperson - A story at Linux Business Week, originally published by Client Server News, raised a ruckus in the Linux community. SCO, it said, had drafted a press release that detailed plans to cash in on its Unix patents, either by charging an extra license fee to users of its Linux distribution, or by "pressing infringement claims" against other Linux distributions, possibly even fellow members of the UnitedLinux tribe. Following is the entire SCO statement released the morning of January 13, 2003: "On January 10, 2003 Client Server News published a story concerning SCO and its UNIX intellectual property. This article states as fact speculations about what SCO may do or not do with regard to its ownership of core UNIX IP. Darl McBride, president and CEO of SCO, has discussed SCOs UNIX IP ownership in many public venues and on the most recent quarterly investorsconference call. SCO has significant UNIX intellectual property dating back to the companys purchase of AT&Ts Bell Labs UNIX technology. Our UNIX IP is a significant asset and for several months we have been holding internal discussions, exploring a wide range of possible strategies concerning this asset. Weve reached no final decisions on any course of action. SCO is a Linux vendor and a leading member of United Linux. Contrary to the claims in the Client Server News article, SCO has no desire to take legal action against fellow Linux vendors. As a normal part of business, SCO has had discussions with several legal experts in the field of intellectual property law, and these discussions included David Boies. Contrary to the claims in the Client Server News story, SCO has not engaged Mr. Boies to take legal action against our fellow Linux vendors. Its unfortunate when a publication runs a headline, stating as fact in the present tense that our company is engaging in certain activities when, in fact, weve made no decisions, formed no programs and announced nothing about this." PS : Find this at : http://www.sys-con.com/linux/readmessage.cfm?id=381&article=211 > -----Original Message----- > From: LinuxLingam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 11:18 AM > To: multiple recipients of > Subject: [ilugd]: SCO threatens IP claims on Linux?!! > > > ouch! > > SCO Threatens to Press IP Claims on Linux -$99/cpu > > "New [0]story on LinuxBusiness week says SCO is about > to mount an effort to get all Linux sites to pay a per > cpu license for > so-called patent violations."SCO has been proposing to > charge users $96 > per CPU for a so-called one-time System 5 for Linux > software license to > protect their systems from SCO-enforced patent issues if > they ante up > as soon as demand is made." They've retained David Boies (DOJ > prosecutor of Microsoft) to handle the legal issues." > Note: I've been > unable to substantiate this - which are fairly incendiary claims. > Further updates as more is heard. > Links > 0. http://www.sys-con.com/linux/articlenews.cfm?id=381 > > ================================================ > To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > unsubscribe in subject header. Check archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd%40wpaa.org ================================================ To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in subject header. Check archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd%40wpaa.org
