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Is SCO NDA Sideshow Setting a Trap for Analysts and Linux Developers? Is SCO NDA Sideshow Setting a Trap for Analysts and Linux Developers?: SCO refuses to show alleged tainted Linux code publicly. To avoid doing so, they offer look at code via oppressive NDA stating what witnesses can reveal to public. But SCO may have no Unix copyrights or patents. [MozillaQuest] (Risks) http://mozillaquest.com/Linux03/ScoSource-16-NDA_Story01.html Gartner: SCO's Legal Fees Could Jeopardize Its Software Business Gartner: SCO's Legal Fees Could Jeopardize Its Software Business: Recent moves compromise SCO mission as software firm; place law firm in position of growing power to set agenda for SCO compensation. Summary with forum comments. [LWN: Linux Weekly News] (Risks) http://lwn.net/Articles/59492/ SCO's Lawsuit is Funny, but Not Ha-ha Funny SCO's Lawsuit is Funny, but Not Ha-ha Funny: Showing poor understanding of history of Unix, open-source software and computing, SCO lawsuit against IBM sent waves across the IT community. Parts of the suit would be humorous if the possible effects on Linux and open source weren't so damaging. [Linux (Risks) http://www.linuxworld.com/2003/0310.barr.html SCO NDA Offers Little Information, Much Risk SCO NDA Offers Little Information, Much Risk: Full text of long non-disclosure agreement SCO asks independent experts to sign, interview with lawyer Dan Ravicher identifies 3 key problems, forum comments. No one in kernel development or planning to contribute to free software projects should sign it. (Risks) http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6923 Cyber Cynic: Bye-Bye SCO Cyber Cynic: Bye-Bye SCO: What is SCO thinking? Suing IBM pits SCO against one of their oldest allies and puts many of their resellers in difficult spot of having their OS vendor fighting their hardware vendor. [Vaughan-Nichols & Associates] (Risks) http://www.practical-tech.com/infrastructure/i03312003.htm SCO Warns of IBM Lawsuit Risks SCO Warns of IBM Lawsuit Risks: It says its $1 billion lawsuit will be costly and may have unintended effects that may harm their business: legal fees may rise greatly, revenue from joint ventures with IBM and partners may fall, IBM may have customers shun SCO products. [CNET News.com] (Risks) http://news.com.com/2100-1007-994811.html ESR: This is a Strike at the Heart of Our Community ESR: This is a Strike at the Heart of Our Community: Anti-SCO alarum and editorial by Open Source advocate Eric S. Raymond, with many forum comments. [Linux Today] (Risks) http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2003-03-07-010-26-OP-CD-LL SCO Group Playing Pandora? SCO Group Playing Pandora?: Open source software backers raise intriguing prospect of whole new group of legal actions surrounding SCO Linux claims: if SCO invoices Linux users, such should respond with consumer fraud actions of their own. [CNET News.com] (Risks) http://news.com.com/2452-7344-5082375.html SCO Hires Bodyguards for Execs SCO Hires Bodyguards for Execs: After claimed phone, email threats to SCO, president and CEO Darl McBride, senior vice president Chris Sontag, others, an unspecified number of bodyguards now protect SCO leaders. Open source reaction: disbelief, scorn. [Salt Lake Tribune] (Risks) http://www.sltrib.com/2003/Nov/11192003/business/112207.asp SCO Admits: Linux Jihad is Destroying Our Business SCO Admits: Linux Jihad is Destroying Our Business: SEC filing shows: SCO has already lost business from its loyal customer base; expects to lose more. [The Register] (Risks) http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/34049.html The Patent Nuclear Weapon The Patent Nuclear Weapon: IBM is justified in responding to SCO challenge, given threat posed to IBM businesses in Unix, and Linux on which IBM is building future. But, developers should feel queasy about the patent tactics it is using. [ZDNet CNET News.com] (Risks) http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107_2-5067526.html SCO Could Face Uphill Battle in Drawing New Customers SCO Could Face Uphill Battle in Drawing New Customers: The Unix vendor recharged its customers with updated future products, but some noncustomers say firm's recent legal tactics have soured them to considering SCO products. [Computerworld] (Risks) http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/linux/story/0,10801,84271,00.html SCO's Legal Fees Could Jeopardize Its Software Business SCO's Legal Fees Could Jeopardize Its Software Business: SCO will pay its lawyers $9 million to pursue lawsuits against Linux users, who should keep low profile and have contingency plan. SCO customers should have migration plan if SCO legal strategy falters. [Gartner] (Risks) http://www3.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=118545 How the SCO Lawsuit Will Affect Linux Adoption How the SCO Lawsuit Will Affect Linux Adoption: Depending on how IBM responds, its Linux strategy, and the fate of whole Linux movement, may hang in the balance. Unix history; forum comments. [TechRepublic] (Risks) http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-6296-5034672.html Does Linux Have a Dark Secret? Does Linux Have a Dark Secret?: All it would take is one unnoticed rogue uploader to open a whole project with millions of users to significant legal trouble. In this way, SCO has done the Linux community a favor by showing a hole in the armor. [NewsFactor Network] (Risks) http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/21658.html Unix's War on Linux Unix's War on Linux: By Charles Cooper. The deeply flawed lawsuit filed against IBM by SCO is a stalking-horse for a deeper struggle between proprietary and open-source software. [CNET News.com] (Risks) http://news.com.com/2010-1071-994463.html SCO Admits Business Risks of IBM Lawsuit SCO Admits Business Risks of IBM Lawsuit: Warns in regulatory filing that its $1 billion lawsuit alleging IBM misappropriated trade secrets will be costly, may alienate others in computing industry. [ZDNet UK] (Risks) http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2132758,00.html