This might shed some light. Think back on how Novell still owns some rights to Unix http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/novell_suse.html > -----Original Message----- > From: Sam MacDonald [mailto:smac at visi.com] > Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 1:06 AM > To: TCLUG Mailing List > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] IBM and Redhat (and SuSE and Novell) > > > I like that one! > > > Neigebauer, Ben wrote: > > >Maybe Novell is acquiring SuSE so that they can have a US Linux > >distributor when it comes time for everyone to sue SCO. > > > > > >Benjamin E. Neigebauer > >Software Engineer > >Compellent Technologies > >Eden Prairie, MN 55344 > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Ryan Ware [mailto:rware at interplastic.com] > >Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 8:51 AM > >To: 'TCLUG Mailing List' > >Subject: RE: [TCLUG] IBM and Redhat (and SuSE and Novell) > > > > > > > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Sam MacDonald [mailto:smac at visi.com] > >>Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 8:44 AM > >>To: TCLUG Mailing List > >>Subject: Re: [TCLUG] IBM and Redhat (and SuSE and Novell) > >> > >> > >>A General Pot Stir. > >> > >>Where is SCO in all of this? Why are they not having a fit > >>about SuSe, > >>could it be SCO can't do anything about SuSe? Could it be SCO > >>has a case > >>against IBM/RedHat? > >> > >>Why does the Linux community only bash MS? > >>Why are IBM, Novel, and other large companies immune to the > >>same bashing? > >>Doesn't MS buy up the competition as well? > >> Who owned PowerPoint before MS? > >> Who owned Excel before MS? > >> > >> > > > >I'd add one more. If, as is the prevailing thought in the Linux > >community, > >that SCO's suit is unfounded and just waiting to be thrown out, WHY > >doesn't > >IBM step up to the plate and do the same thing MS did > recently and say > >it > >will hold harmless any customers from patent issues? The longer this > >drags > >out the more it hurts Linux in the enterprise. > > > >Ryan > > > >_______________________________________________ > >TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > >http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org > >https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > >--- > >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > >Version: 6.0.536 / Virus Database: 331 - Release Date: 11/3/2003 > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > >http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org > >https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list