[NTLUG:Discuss] found this on SCO vs Linux

[Tom Tumelty]

--- Chris Cox <cjcox at acm.org> wrote:
> fredjame wrote:
> ...
> > *SCO Group Wants Its Money*
> > With Unix System V copyrights in hand, the vendor
> introduced a
> > plan to charge those who've used Linux as an
> alternative to Unix
> > for UnixWare licenses.
> >
>
informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=12801004
> 
> >
>
<http://update.informationweek.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/hMu10BfOkC0V20B4bt0AJ>
> 


If I understand this situation, SCO claims that linux
contains unlicensed SCO code in kernel 2.4 and above.
According to the article linux would have very little
scalability without the alleged System V code. but yet
IBM and others seem not that concerned about it. What
are the consequences if SCO is right ? what is the
likelyhood that SCO is right ? i do not know the law
regarding this, but if i understand the situation,
they claim someone snagged some of thier code
therefore they want to collect license fees from
everyone using it.



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