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Re: [LUG] SCO News

 

On Saturday 11 August 2007 22:10, trewornan wrote:
> Whilst I'm sure we're all happy to see SCO getting
> slapped down this isn't cause for celebration.
>
> The ruling establishes that Novell owns the Unix IP
> (whatever that may be) and not SCO, which is of little
> interest to Linux.
>
> The IBM case is the important one which may not now go
> to trail - where I was hoping Linux would be cleared
> of containing Unix IP (as far as any remains).
While we are software patent free this is irrelevant.
Its unlikely that even M$ would now actually go to court over Linux containing 
Unix IP - the case has shown that its clean.
Tom te tom te tom


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