Comments on: SCO Doesn’t Own Linux Or “What Happens To Patent Trolls” http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/14/sco-doesnt-own-linux-or-what-happens-to-patent-trolls/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:02:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jon http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/14/sco-doesnt-own-linux-or-what-happens-to-patent-trolls/#comment-368044 Jon Wed, 15 Aug 2007 05:57:42 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/08/14/sco-doesnt-own-linux-or-what-happens-to-patent-trolls/#comment-368044 I wonder how long it will be before we see the ramifications of this decision on other companies that have resorted to the "sue for revenue" business model. Jon I wonder how long it will be before we see the ramifications of this decision on other companies that have resorted to the “sue for revenue” business model.

Jon

]]> By: David Mackey http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/14/sco-doesnt-own-linux-or-what-happens-to-patent-trolls/#comment-367802 David Mackey Wed, 15 Aug 2007 03:22:07 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/08/14/sco-doesnt-own-linux-or-what-happens-to-patent-trolls/#comment-367802 Can we have a judgment ordering SCO to pay all of Novell's legal fees? That would make me feel better. Can we have a judgment ordering SCO to pay all of Novell’s legal fees? That would make me feel better.

]]> By: yoshi http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/14/sco-doesnt-own-linux-or-what-happens-to-patent-trolls/#comment-367385 yoshi Tue, 14 Aug 2007 21:50:31 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/08/14/sco-doesnt-own-linux-or-what-happens-to-patent-trolls/#comment-367385 "SCO makes and sells nothing of any interest." That's actually quite false. Since you are only 14 you may not understand that SCO UnixWare is quite stable, has a long history, and provides some interesting features. The issue is that instead of improving their business and competing on features they embarked on a strategy of suing everyone and their auto company. The result is that the entire business suffered. Its now just a shell that will no doubt go bankrupt soon. “SCO makes and sells nothing of any interest.”

That’s actually quite false. Since you are only 14 you may not understand that SCO UnixWare is quite stable, has a long history, and provides some interesting features. The issue is that instead of improving their business and competing on features they embarked on a strategy of suing everyone and their auto company. The result is that the entire business suffered. Its now just a shell that will no doubt go bankrupt soon.

]]> By: Nathan Derksen http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/14/sco-doesnt-own-linux-or-what-happens-to-patent-trolls/#comment-367243 Nathan Derksen Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:58:35 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/08/14/sco-doesnt-own-linux-or-what-happens-to-patent-trolls/#comment-367243 Just a friendly note suggesting you replace "patents" with "copyrights". They are quite different. Just a friendly note suggesting you replace “patents” with “copyrights”. They are quite different.

]]> By: CoryS http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/14/sco-doesnt-own-linux-or-what-happens-to-patent-trolls/#comment-367225 CoryS Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:38:16 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/08/14/sco-doesnt-own-linux-or-what-happens-to-patent-trolls/#comment-367225 Isn't Linux about sharing? At least SCO doesn't appear to have a leg to stand on to continue its fight. In a related story, VMWare IPOs today with controversy of potential Linux copyright concerns. <a href="http://www.venturecake.com/the-vmware-house-of-cards/" rel="nofollow">VMWare</a> from <a href="http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/14/1618241" rel="nofollow">Slashdot</a> Isn’t Linux about sharing? At least SCO doesn’t appear to have a leg to stand on to continue its fight.

In a related story, VMWare IPOs today with controversy of potential Linux copyright concerns. VMWare from Slashdot

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