Novell challenges SCO's Unix claims (CBS MarketWatch)

Novell challenges SCO's Unix claims (CBS MarketWatch)

Note that McBride considers sueing Linus Torvalds for "patent infringement".

The problem is that until software patents are legal it is possible to sue programmers for violating them. Even if Linus wins, the case would show other programmers how vunerable they are. On the other hand, I don't expect this case to convince the masses, let alone the legislators, that the software patents need to be abolished.

Ignoring piles of software patents while writing the code is still "stealing" for most non-programmers. If that perception doesn't change, we are going to have similar lawsuits over and over again.

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