Even more interesting, especially concerning IBM,
since SuSE has an agreement with SCO already.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/os/story/0,2000048630,20274208,00.htm

Bob

Ryan Ware wrote:
> 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 


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