From: Mike '/m' 



While I am waiting for all this to sort out in the courts, my first
impression is that of wonderment why SCO is bent upon self-annihilation.

 /m

On Sun, 15 Jun 2003 22:32:29 +0100, Adam Flinton
 wrote:

>I was wondering when something like this would crop up. My guess is that
>the speed with which SCO went for this & the massive stakes (i.e 1
>billion from IBM (not a comp you would wish to sue unless desparate)
>made me wonder.
>
>What would be humorous is if it turns out MS paid cash to SCO to licence
>code they (SCO) had ripped from the GPL.
>
>Adam
>
>
>Mike '/m' wrote:
>> http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=10018
>>
>> ===
>> SCO, THAT PARIAH of the IT industry, has received what might turn out to
>> be legally damaging return fire from a Linux kernel developer. An email
>> presenting SCO with formal notice alleging copyright infringement was
>> sent to the firm this weekend. The email to SCO is reproduced below.
>>
>> It's perhaps worth noting in passing that over 400 individuals worldwide
>> are credited as authors who have added significant contributions to the
>> Linux kernel, and thousands of others have also contributed kernel code.
>> All of these Linux kernel developers have the right to transmit similar
>> demands to SCO, and possibly pursue lawsuits, as this email suggests....
>> ===
>>
>>   /m

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