[Joe Bonforte]

Looks like the SCO case was not as simple as some of the Linux folks originally made out. It's beginning to look quite complex.

And, before the Linux guys point this out, I might as well get it out of the way: Yes, Microsoft is a major beneficiary. The longer and more confused the case becomes, the more Microsoft benefits from it.

I've stated before that I don't believe in the conspiracy theory that Microsoft is pulling the strings at SCO. I think SCO came up with this whole thing on their own. But I'm sure the execs at Microsoft were pleased when they heard about SCO's plans.

[magellan]

The SCO lawsuites and Oracle's hostile bid for PeopleSoft are turning the IT industry into 2003's spectator's sport.

[martianagent]

I'll go to freeBSD before ever handing a dime over to SCO. Real simple.

[dighton]

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[steve50]

I think M$ has more of a hand in it than we are lead to believe. M$ started worrying about their server share a year or so ago, looks like this may be part of the solution to me.

What I don't understand is the Linux guys have offered to fix the problem by removing SCO code and replacing it with open source. Last I heard SCO wouldn't identify the code they claim ownership of to allow removal. If that's correct, I don't think SCO has a leg to stand on.

[HiTech RedNeck]

After viewing the code, Don Price, general manager of Price Data Systems, said he was surprised at the volume that was allegedly copied. "It's compelling," he said. "Some people were either extremely sloppy, or copied and thought no one would go after them."

This shows absolutely nothing about what was copied from where, only that a common source was somehow involved.

[HiTech RedNeck]

The man, an exhibitor on the show floor who asked that his name not be used, said that SCO's hands aren't clean either, because the company has probably taken code from other sources and incorporated it into its products. "It looks to me like there's been a lot of cross-pollination" between Unix and Linux, said the attendee, who jokingly called SCO's legal saga "As the Stomach Turns."

If UNIX has copied from Linux, then the FSF has a cause of claim against SCO.

[Eala]

Many attendees of the conference are longtime SCO fans
and thus not likely to have any bias...?

[KateUTWS]

Here I am in the heart of SCO country and I don't have a clue as to what the S-C-O initials stand for.
Can you help me Joe?

[justlurking]

Lots of info coming in, as people have found the origin of the code that SCO claims is there. Will post in a moment when I compile it.

[dennisw]

F the bottom feeding lawfirm known as SCO. My predict is they will flame out.

[Nick Danger]

[Havoc]

MS is used to stealing code. One wonders if this SCO thing isn't a plant by the guys from MS that have been trying to scuttle linux all along. No need for conspiracy theories when it's a known issue.