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They'll fail..	by: DaBlade
The dumba**es will fail mizerably. I can hardly wait :) The SCO Group - What corporate suicide do you want to commit today?

Hopefully....	by: LinuxAdvocate
On the other hand, a win (or even a settlement) by SCO in this case could create incentives for other commercial software vendors who stand to lose a lot from OSS.

Re: Hopefully....	by: cdrworm
It was Microsoft's plan to just "test the waters" and also to create FUD. It hasn't worked well. The contraversy around Linux is free marketing for it. I think it has done more good than harm.

Re: Hopefully....	by: LinuxAdvocate
Well, contrary to the old axiom, I do think there is a such thing as bad publicity. If you are a large organization that is looking at OSS, the outcome of this case is of great interest. Most industry watchers have pretty much concluded that this is a nothing case, but until I hear it from a judge, it is cause for concern. Nobody wants to to be the defendant in the case of "Microsoft vs."

Redmond Land Sharks	by: nwlinux
I'm sure that the eye of Mordor, er, Redmond is paying close attention. The twist will be on how they spin this into their “ get the facts” campaign against Linux. SCO has come too far down this crooked path to now look ahead and see how this will cripple OSS and initiative driven computing while stuffing the coffers of a bloated monopoly.

Re: Redmond Land Sharks	by: LinuxAdvocate
MS is taking an interest in the outcome of this case, no doubt about it. Comments by Steve Ballmer and other MS executives during speeches warn of the lack of IP indemnification for OSS, and that companies using OSS risk being hit with infringement suits. Of course, they never mentioned that in all likelyhood, they will be the ones filing the suits if the popularity of Linux and suites like OpenOffice start to challenge their monoploy position.

They May Win	by: SJP
What will the open source community do if SCO wins? Nobody seems to have taken that into consideration, and if they win, which is possible, the Linux community will become pretty stuck! A judge will decide the facts, without any bias, and having reviewed the facts myself, I believe that SCO do stand a chance of winning. Perhaps if they win, the open source community can start getting their act together, and stop pretending that they are better then everyone else?

Re: They May Win	by: LinuxAdvocate
Well, that would be the worst possible scenario. Basically, if commercial software companies like MS and SCO can force OSS users to pay IP royalties, the cost advantages of OSS software will evaporate. That, and every install of OSS would mean more $$$ for commercial vendors - even if you DON'T use their products.

Listen to RMS	by: DaBlade
In the interview on http://kerneltrap.org/node/4484 (which is linked to on the front page here on linux.org), He's got some great points here... Richard M. Stallman says this: SCO: JA: How do you react to SCO's recent accusations about the Linux kernel? Richard Stallman: The vague and cagey nature of their statements, coupled with having seen that the only specific facts they produced proved to be false, suggests they have no real case. JA: What impact do you expect this to have on free software? Richard Stallman: I don't expect it to have a big impact because I don't think they have a case. They're trying to create FUD and they may scare some timid people off. JA: Do you expect this to bring the GPL into the courtroom? Richard Stallman: I don't know. JA: Is that a concern for you? Richard Stallman: We think the GPL will stand up in court, but no wise person is eager to get into a battle, even if he thinks he's well enough armed that he'd probably win. The arguments that SCO have been making are so laughably absurd that they lend support to the idea that SCO has no real case, that they're only interested in creating FUD. JA: To what end? Richard Stallman: They hope some companies will pay them money, and Microsoft already did. To people who know almost nothing about copyright law, anything sounds as plausible as anything else. When they hear what SCO says, they don't know how ridiculous it is. So they think, "SCO says this, IBM says that, how do I know who's right?" JA: What's in store for the GNU General Public License (GPL)? Are there plans for a version 3? Richard Stallman: Yes, but we are not really sure what will change. What we can say is that the changes will be detail