Why the Novell Deal is Bad & SCO's Memo in Support of Motion for SJ: We Did Not Breach the GPL
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However, there is a concerted effort, in my opinion, to destroy the GPLv2, death by a thousand cuts and compromises. I think they'd like to do to Linux what they did to Unix. The GPL stands in their proprietary way, so they are doing all they can dream up to overthrow it or get around it with cleverness. That is one reason we need GPLv3, obviously.
Here is one extreme example, SCO's contribution to the effort. It's important to remember, as you watch SCO try to persuade the court that it didn't do what it did, or that the GPL doesn't mean what it says and what its authors say it means, that this was one of the prime goals of this litigation:
Tough times at Linus Torvald's employer...had to cut 1/3 of their staff this week, CEO resigns:
Linux lab cuts staff, focuses on legal issues
http://news.com.com/Linux+lab+cuts+staff%2C+focuses+on+legal+issues/2100-7344_3-6140514.html