Nothing much has changed

Posted Nov 4, 2006 12:35 UTC (Sat) by mjr (guest, #6979)
In reply to: Nothing much has changed by seyman
Parent article: Various responses to Microsoft/Novell

Nope. The only thing that SCO has proved in their case against IBM is that you can make any odd claim and make the resulting lawsuit drag on for 3+ years.

I fail to see the relevance of your comment on the actual subject matter. Sure, lawsuits can take time, but until there's a court decision, it's still all allegations and no more.

Nothing much has changed

Posted Nov 4, 2006 15:09 UTC (Sat) by seyman (subscriber, #1172) [Link] (1 responses)

Sure, lawsuits can take time,

Note that while the lawsuit is taking place, the legal fees are going to increase. If Microsoft does go after Red Hat, they may file a claim and then seek delay after delay, waiting for the legal fees to start hurting Red Hat.

but until there's a court decision, it's still all allegations and no more.

I doubt Red Hat's customers will take it that calmly.

Nothing much has changed

Posted Nov 5, 2006 14:52 UTC (Sun) by job (guest, #670) [Link]

What we also learned from SCO was that Linux is of strategic importance to IBM and they won't take threats against it lightly. Given that Red Hat (and Novell) has some sort of Linux partnership with IBM, a lawsuit against Red Hat could quickly turn nasty.