Fwd: [SLE] The Linux Uprising(OT)

[Kurt Wall]

Feigning erudition, Collins wrote:
% On Sunday 23 February 2003 09:51 am, Kurt Wall wrote:
% > Feigning erudition, Bruce Marshall wrote:
% > % I haven't seen this article mentioned over on this list.  Check it out,
% > % especially the part about SCO and how they are going to litigate on
% > % pieces of Linux.  Our old friends, Caldera, can't make money in the
% > % Linux business so they're going to use lawyers to make money...   Sounds
% > % rather Micro$ofty to me.
% > %
% > % ----------  Forwarded Message  ----------
% > %
% > % Subject: [SLE] The Linux Uprising(OT)
% > % Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 16:58:01 -0500
% > % From: "Fred A. Miller" <fmiller at lightlink.com>
% > % To: "suse-linux-e" <suse-linux-e at suse.com>
% > %
% > % http://yahoo.businessweek.com/magazine/content/03_09/b3822601_tc102.htm
% >
% > This article rehashes old rumors and is filled with misinterpretations,
% > misstatements, and plain old bad information. Never mind that the "Linux
% > Uprising" started three years ago...
% >
% 
% Does this mean that the Caldera legal team is not looking into patents to milk 
% extra money from their linux competition?

I'm not qualified or in a position to comment on what SCO's legal team 
may or may not be doing. SCO have said something to the effect that they 
intend to leverage their UNIX IP by enforcing their patent claims, but the 
proposition that they can make any money this way from Linux stretches 
credulity. That doesn't mean they can't or won't try, of course.

Kurt
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