From: Adam Flinton 

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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