[PLUG] A look at SCO's odd lawsuit (fwd)

[Steven A. Adams]

On Tue, 2003-03-11 at 14:58, Rich Shepard wrote:
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> SCO'S LAWSUIT IS FUNNY, BUT NOT 'HA-HA' FUNNY
>      (Source: LinuxWorld.com) Showcasing a questionable
> understanding of the history of Unix, open-source software and
> computing in general, SCO's lawsuit against IBM has sent
> shockwaves rippling across the IT community. Parts of SCO's
> complaint would be laugh-out-loud funny if only the possible
> repercussions for Linux and open source weren't so detrimental.
> http://www.linuxworld.com/go.cgi?id=741992
> 
> SCO SUES IBM OVER LINUX, SEEKS $1 BILLION
>      (Source: LinuxWorld.com) Unix developer The SCO Group has
> filed a lawsuit against IBM charging it with misappropriation of
> trade secrets, unfair competition and other illegal actions
> related to IBM's Linux business. The suit seeks at least US$1
> billion in damages. [IDG News Service]
> http://www.linuxworld.com/go.cgi?id=741997

Interestingly enough, a lot of folks view this as a plea from SCO for
IBM to purchase that failing company. SCO's reported net worth is about
25 million, that's less than IBM will spend on a legal defense here.