SCO, UNIX Distributers After IBM & Others for LINUX License Violations

[bhoggett]

old news?

SCO (formerly Caldera) are desperate to be bought by someone before they go bankrupt.

Microsoft will use anyone and anything to push their "freedom of IP is evil" agenda.

That's all there is to it. Please let this story die the death it deserves, at least until the courts throw out the case.

[bhoggett]

@Glaucus

Does anyone have any clue what SCO is basing this on? I always thought Linux was pretty legit.

It is. What SCO are saying is that IBM took technology from the Unix version they licensed from SCO (a long time ago) and contributed it to Linux, therefore opening it up for copying and breaking the license conditions.

The complaint goes into a lot more detail, but basically the gist of their "proof" is that Linux would never have reached the position it is in now if IBM hadn't "stolen" SCO technology and contributed it to Linux.

Here's the OSI's position on the debate. It makes interesting reading. Some of the SCO claims are actually quite hilarious.

OSI Position Paper on the SCO-vs.-IBM Complaint