Re: SCO's claims seem empty

Horst von Brand (vonbrand@inf.utfsm.cl)
Sun, 01 Jun 2003 20:03:58 -0400


"Riley Williams" <Riley@Williams.Name> said:
> "Lionel Elie Mamane" <lionel@mamane.lu> said:

> > Might be related to http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/hps-31.05.03-003/
> ...
> >
> > It is unclear to me if the first link refers to a cease-and-desist
> > letter or a restraining order from a court. Maybe people that speak
> > German better than I do can tell us?
>
> Here's what BabelFish made of that page...although I'm none the wiser on
> that point...

Let me take a look...

It says SCO for now can't claim that Linux has being using protected Unix
code. If SCO goes on doing so, they might have to pay up to E250.000.- in
fines. The same goes for SCO Germany (due to a separate court decision in
Bremen).

This decision is in force until SCO shows evidence for their claims (as was
asked for by LinuxTag e.V.) [This I get from other stuff I've read about
the matter].

It goes on to describe SCO's woes, that MS gratefully supported SCO's
actions, and the suspicion that this is just in order to get bought up.

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