SCO vs. Linux, open source, IBM, the general public, etc ...
In light of the arguments presented in New front in SCO-IBM-Linux war, it appears that SCO is aware (or they should be aware) they can't win the war against IBM, Linux and open source in general.
"Start with the fact that Linux isn't as much product as it is movement. As the emblem of open source and brainchild of Linus Torvalds, Linux stands for the notion that progress is not proprietary. Given that SCO means to ration access to the secrets Linux's father set free, SCO's lawsuit is a little like locking the door on Martin Luther King Jr.'s jail cell and expecting to stop the civil rights movement."
Whether the above analogy is an appropriate one is not very important. However, it is worth noting that the 'open source movement' can't be stopped with a subpoena.
Does SCO really believe they will be able to get licensing fees from all the users of Linux? I think they know they will not be able to win this war. What is this game about then?
- Open source helps education effort in Third World - Sep 14, 2003
- Linux Set to Break Through in Consumer Electronics - Aug 28, 2003
- Development of free operating system tracing path of King James Bible - Aug 26, 2003
- US Patent Office Opposes Open Source - Aug 24, 2003
- MIT's OpenCourseWare - Aug 18, 2003
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