Re: [OT] Does this mean that IP was proven on the SCO case?
From: Samuel Flory (sflory_at_rackable.com)
Date: 07/22/03
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To: redhat-list@redhat.com Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 18:20:32 -0700
Edward Dekkers wrote:
>
> http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php?id=1679444165&eid=-100
>
> Surely some clever programmers can just re-write the offending code so
> as not to breach IP? (from memory wasn't it the TCP/IP stack?) This
> will not save IBM, but surely then they would not be able to sue Linux
> users if their so called 'copied code' wasn't in the new versions?
>
No one has proved anything legally or otherwise. A large (if not
all) of the the code in question was written by IBM (or companies they
bought)for various versions of Unix. Now SCO appears to be claiming
they own this code. If this is true legally will depend on the
contracts IBM (or companies they bought) signed.
In any event this will take a long time to settle. I would suspect
that IBM would just buy SCO if they really thought SCO had a case.
PS- IANAL!!!
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