From: "Robert Comer" 

> 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.

Last gasp type thing?...

- Bob Comer


"Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
news:jqqpevk8dh3c54pjhthvl6r9s0j7f2umik{at}4ax.com...
>
>
> 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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