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SCO announces quarterly results, first user targetSCO announces quarterly results, first user targetPosted Mar 3, 2004 13:36 UTC (Wed) by clugstj (subscriber, #4020)Parent article: SCO announces quarterly results, first user target So this new lawsuit has nothing to do with "SCO IP" in Linux, and they are hoping no one will notice this little fact.
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Libraries only? Posted Mar 3, 2004 13:45 UTC (Wed) by corbet (editor, #1) [Link] I intend to attempt to ask them about this at the teleconference. Of course, that's a safe thing to say, since they never actually take my questions...The Groklaw link has, among other things, a comment from somebody who claims to have been the engineer overseeing AutoZone's transition to Linux. He states no SCO libraries were used on Linux.
Common SCO PR tactic Posted Mar 3, 2004 14:20 UTC (Wed) by dcoutts (guest, #5387) [Link] It's just like SCO's amended complaint against IBM about copyright infringement - that SCO touts in it's press releases - but then on closer inspection it's not a copyright infringement complaint related to Linux, only IBM's continued distribution of AIX.SCO want you to think it's about the big Linux issue so they can use it to persuade other companies to liscence 'their IP'. Suppose for sake of argument that AutoZone did use the SCO libs and that SCO wins the case on that basis; this doesn't set a precedent for normal Linux users but you can just imagine the joyful press releases from SCO if that happened saying they've been vindicated and now we all have to pay up. It's like watching a magic trick, it's all sleight of hand and misdirection.
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