Time for a catch-up on the latest SCO events. The SCO share price has risen significantly, but some speculate that it might crash soon. Now, there are murmurs from an unknown source suggesting that SCO may have violated the GPL by using parts of Linux in the UnixWare product without proper attribution. This is quite amusing, and many are hoping it turns out to be true.
In Germany, a court has granted a preliminary injunction against SCO, sponsored by SuSE AG and others. This injunction prohibits SCO from making further claims in Germany that ‘Linux is an illegal derivative of Unix,’ with a hefty penalty of 250,000 Euros if they fail to comply.
Remember that SCO’s claim to Unix is solely through acquisition, and they might not understand how it works as well as they think. Lawsuits seem to be their preferred method of making money from it.
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