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Comparative Chart of Novell's Counterclaims and SCO's Reply (Groklaw)
Groklaw has posted a lengthy
table that details the legal exchanges between Novell and SCO.
"Groklaw's E-man submitted a handy chart of Novell's Amended Counterclaims compared with the SCO's reply, so we can compare paragraph by paragraph and easily see what SCO is denying and what it is admitting. I find these charts so handy, and I hope you do too."
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Comparative Chart of Novell's Counterclaims and SCO's Reply (Groklaw) Posted Oct 19, 2006 17:46 UTC (Thu) by peace (guest, #10016) [Link] I've become curious as to what exactly could cause all this nonsense to end at this point. SCO's claims have been thoroughly destroyed in several courts. When does the legal system finally say, "SCO, you have caused enough suffering, come back when you have claims based in reality"?
Is there no mechanism that kicks in when there is obviously a case of legal harassment going on. SCO is not just hurting IBM, it is hurting millions of people around the world who use Linux and FL/OSS. How will the civic mechanisms that allowed SCO's case to drag on compensate those millions? Please don't say "The Market".
It's also irrelevant that the SCO case may have actually strengthened FL/OSS. That was not SCO's intent and so we should not credit them with supposed outcomes in our favor.
Kind Regards
SCO is hurting nobody and helping Linux, FLOSS, and IBM Posted Oct 20, 2006 0:22 UTC (Fri) by felixfix (subscriber, #242) [Link] SCO isn't hurting any one, and I dare say this is actually boosting Linux specifically, FLOSS in general, and even IBM's business. Before all this, a lot of the corporate world found it easy to dismiss the whole phenomenon. Now Linux has come through with flying colors and SCO is only staying afloat because they are lashed to IBM's side while this court battle continues. No one doubts Linux any more. Even Microsoft has had the chance to learn a valuable lesson, if they want to.
I bet IBM is getting their money's worth out of extra business from this. What better way to give Linux corporate cred than for IBM of all companies to come out swinging in its favor?
Leave us not forget the entertainment factor. Millions of geeks get a good news jolt from Groklaw several times a week.
Groklaw is a valuable result too. It has several spinoffs from the SCO work which are valuable in themselves.
Who do you think SCO is hurting?
From the legal point of view, I doubt IBM wants the case to disappear. They surely want to crush SCO and make this lesson stick. I bet it is sweet revenge on Microsoft.
Crunch time Posted Oct 20, 2006 2:20 UTC (Fri) by jajpol (subscriber, #8044) [Link] In the last month both IBM and Novell put the knives in, with suprisingly little reaction.The knives are now being twisted and when yanked out will eviscerate TheSCOGroup. Groklaw will continue to nit-picked the carcas clean, and will be a great reference for the press as the corpse starts to stink.
Washington is not serious about business ethics, affecting the US reputation this side of the pond
SCO is hurting nobody and helping Linux, FLOSS, and IBM Posted Oct 20, 2006 15:34 UTC (Fri) by peace (guest, #10016) [Link] As I said, I don't think we should give SCO, or this affair, any credit for perceived benefits resulting from their actions, so just factor that out. Their actions were meant to hurt, and they did hurt. Talk to EV1 and their customers if you want some testimonials.
My question is, given the spaciousness of SCO claims, how is EV1, or anyone else going to be compensated? What kind of civic systems allows for so much damage to be done, for so long, without recourse?
As the other poster noted, witnessing the death throws of SCO will provide some pyrrhic victory for many, but it will not compensate for any real damages.
Kind Regards
SCO is hurting nobody and helping Linux, FLOSS, and IBM Posted Oct 21, 2006 10:28 UTC (Sat) by khim (subscriber, #9252) [Link] EV1 did fulish mistake - and they paid for it. Only one company lost A LOT on this case (IBM - court processing is not cheap and there are little hope that SCO will be able to ever pay for damages), but goodwill generated by this case it hardly buyable for the same sum of money. And the main this case
SCO is hurting nobody and helping Linux, FLOSS, and IBM Posted Oct 21, 2006 10:29 UTC (Sat) by khim (subscriber, #9252) [Link] reason why this case took so long is that IBM is sooo very big and SCO is sooo very small. Thus court gave all possible indulgences to SCO to make 200% sure it's not the case where big bullies small.
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