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IBM claims SCO conspiring with Microsoft over Linux

Publication:ZDNet AustraliaDate:Jul 30 2003
Reporter:Andrew Colley

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IBM eServer iSeries general manager sales Al Zollar, yesterday told delegates attending of the company’s Asia Pacific Strategic Planning Conference in Queensland that was a “set of forces” that were attempting to stymie adoption of the open source operating system.

“They're mostly located in Redmond although they have recruited a few allies,” said Zollar.

He then indicated that SCO -- which is currently making intellectual property claims over code contained in some versions of Linux and maneuvering to extract license fees from commercial of the operating system -- was part of the alliance.




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