Re: SCO Extortion

In article <400F022C(dot)80807(at)ehpg(dot)net>, "Gavin M. Roy" wrote:
> Here is a copy of the letter which I've sent out today:
>
> http://www.gavinroy.com/~gavinr/SCO%20Response.pdf
>
> We'll see their response and act accordingly. Thanks for all the feedback
> everyone.

Excellent response. Basically, here's what SCO has done. It is rather
clever, in a slimey way:

1. They sue IBM over contract and trade secret issues, *NOT* over copyright.

2. They send letters to big Linux users claiming copyright violation.

They do have a contractual relationship with IBM, and no doubt IBM has had
access to SCO trade secrets, so there is probably at least some basis for
#1--enough to at least get to court and a trial eventually.

Their hope is that people like you will receive their copyright claim
letter, and mistakenly think that since they think they have enough to take
*IBM* to court, there might be something to it, and you'll cough up the
money they want, without noticing their letter to you doesn't have anything
to do with what they've actually sued IBM over.

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--Tim Smith