SCO and the GPL
SCO and the GPL
Posted May 12, 2003 19:42 UTC (Mon) by corbet (editor, #1)In reply to: Interview: SCO's Chris Sontag (vnunet) by bertox
Parent article: Interview: SCO's Chris Sontag (vnunet)
Actually, I meant to say the complete opposite. The fact that SCO is releasing code under the GPL now does not invalidate any agreements it had with IBM before. If IBM illegally disclosed proprietary code, it remains in trouble.
On the other hand, if SCO is bundling code that (it claims) is proprietary as part of a GPL-licensed product, then SCO is likely in violation of the GPL. Should SCO try to reclaim that code or take action against others who have distributed that code, the company may well find itself on the wrong side of the first big GPL lawsuit. That could be fun...
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