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Old 05-28-2003, 10:54 AM   #1
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Default Re: Novell Claims Ownership of UNIX System V
One hurray for Novell ...

This will probably be the beginning of a long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long .. trial ...
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Old 05-28-2003, 11:08 AM   #2
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Lets kick SCO in the [where it hurts] and hope that they will behave in the future.
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Old 05-28-2003, 11:11 AM   #3
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hey you know, I got my copy of Debian/Gnu Linux 3.0 the other day....maybe I should write SCO's lawyers and ask about licensing terms.... ;-)
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Old 05-28-2003, 02:38 PM   #4
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Default Re: Novell Claims Ownership of UNIX System V
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hey you know, I got my copy of Debian/Gnu Linux 3.0 the other day....maybe I should write SCO's lawyers and ask about licensing terms....
If you do write, make sure you letter is well over 1000 pages long and give strong implications that YOU own some of the UNIX IP (but you're not sure what and you don't intend to tell them), and that you would like SCO to be paying you money... make sure there are several hundred refernces to documents which don't exist, but fully support your case... that should tie them up for a bit while IBM can "be the daddy" :-D
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Old 05-28-2003, 03:44 PM   #5
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Despite claims of ownership by SCO in the recent sale, Novell points out that SCO didn't own the technology, they just licensed it.
SCO wasn't selling UNIX(tm) to Microsoft and others, they were licensing it. SCO's license with Novell from 1995 allowed them to sublicense it to others, but they did not own it and therefore could not sell it.

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Old 05-28-2003, 04:53 PM   #6
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@Damien

Sounds similar to AInc and the Amiga IP. (Other than a single
trademark for AmigaDE, the remainder still are listed for Gateway)
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Old 05-28-2003, 11:34 PM   #7
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Poster: downix Date: 2003/5/28 18:53:14

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Sounds similar to AInc and the Amiga IP. (Other than a single
trademark for AmigaDE, the remainder still are listed for Gateway)
SCO and Amiga Inc, what an interesting parallel between two companies heading for the boneyard. Oh wait, Amiga Inc was threatening law suits last year, guess they are a whole year ahead of SCO in their death spiral. =)
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Old 05-29-2003, 03:55 AM   #8
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Latest update: SCO want to sue Linus.
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Old 05-29-2003, 09:58 AM   #9
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Default Novell Claims Ownership of UNIX System V
Despite claims of ownership by SCO in the recent sale, Novell points out that SCO didn't own the technology, they just licensed it.

Novell Press Release

Update: "The SCO seems to have threatened to sue Linus Torvalds"
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Old 05-30-2003, 10:04 AM   #10
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Some related news:

SCO: Threat to Torvalds overstated (cnet)

Micro$haft's new Linux gambit (also cnet)

What if SCO wins? (ZDNet UK)
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