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Interview: Linux usage raises big legal concerns (Gulf News)Interview: Linux usage raises big legal concerns (Gulf News)Posted Sep 15, 2003 3:13 UTC (Mon) by alisonken1 (guest, #11742)In reply to: Interview: Linux usage raises big legal concerns (Gulf News) by jacno Parent article: Interview: Linux usage raises big legal concerns (Gulf News) If I remember correctly (my hard disk died, so a lot of my old links are still being updated), there was a case about 3-4 weeks ago (the middle of August 2003) where SCO was selling 'Amnesty Licenses' so users of linux can be assured of non-litigation >when< they decide to file suit against linux users. So far, their filing has had several revisions since the original suit brought about against IBM, but the threat has continued to hang over the linux user crowd as long as SCO continues. An interesting side note is MS has purchased one of these 'amnesty licenses' as well; puntsters have opinioned that MS is backing SCO as part of their 'fight linux' campaign.
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Interview: Linux usage raises big legal concerns (Gulf News) Posted Sep 15, 2003 3:22 UTC (Mon) by alisonken1 (guest, #11742) [Link] http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1257959,00.asp - 'SCO to Linux Users: Pay Up!'http://news.com.com/2100-1016_3-1001609.html?tag=rn - 'SCO targets Linux customers'
Interview: Linux usage raises big legal concerns (Gulf News) Posted Sep 15, 2003 8:36 UTC (Mon) by maxmurd (guest, #14858) [Link] Yes the threat is true, but this not implies a lawsuit against L, that in fact doesn't exist now...I can remember last week the post of an user who tried to buy (jokingly) that licence but $co phone operators weren't able at all to even state the price of it... So, how the heck m$ could have buyed one licence?...
Interview: Linux usage raises big legal concerns (Gulf News) Posted Sep 15, 2003 13:19 UTC (Mon) by jimbo (subscriber, #6689) [Link] I think that that licence was one that permitted picosquishto use Unix "Intellectual Property" in their products. <insert desired conspiracy theory here> Bigger firms generally attempt to negotiate a site or enterprise licence, for a considerable amount, to be sure, but a valuable saving per capita. The guy who tried to get his amnesty license from SCO last week
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