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On Monday SCO was to respond to IBM's questions. And provide a timeline for anything they could not complete on time.

This would include specifics of the code that SCO claims IBM contributed to Linux. However, despite all Linux code being in the public eye and freely viewable (but protected by copyright), SCO insisted that this disclosure be marked confidential. Thus we cannot see it.

If the code is real, and valid, SCO has nothing to lose by making it public. It would still be protected by the copyright of whomever actually owns it.

If the code is bogus and poorly supported SCO gains by making it confidential and doing lots of press releases. Any code made public in the past has been quickly proven to be "not so clear". By keeping it confidential SCO keeps the many eyes off it and reduces the investigation to only known IBM people.

Also SCO looses a lot of the possible damage claim by keeping the code confidential. By not taking the quickest possible path to limit damages - allowing the Linux people to remove the code - SCO are not acting in good faith and are reducing the damages they can claim.

So everything was supposed to be revealed yesterday. SCO stamped "confidential" on all of it.

WHY?
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Microsoft has to just hate this.  DonnieBoy | 01/12/04
Linux Advocates have to just hate this  chrichton99 | 01/12/04
I'm still waiting  dscherf | 01/12/04
Hey, you use MS products and your are already screwed.  DonnieBoy | 01/12/04
Users of Linux stand to get sued?  IT_User | 01/12/04
Have you ever heard of Timeline?  Taz_z | 01/13/04
Have they ever sued a Microsoft customer?  StorageGuru | 01/13/04
Stop using facts!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/13/04
facts? bwahaHaHAHA (nt)  stephen732@... | 01/13/04
Cool off sonny  Taz_z | 01/13/04
Perhaps re-read the article  Richard Flude | 01/13/04
To answer  dscherf | 01/13/04
How so?  doe_z | 01/13/04
I'd smile too  AV8TR | 01/13/04
95% of Cash to Novell  rgriffith64@... | 01/13/04
Actually, just the opposite.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/13/04
Could you explain...  doe_z | 01/13/04
Simple, MS doesn't hate it at all.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/13/04
Okay, that one lost me.  Damon K | 01/13/04
The indemnification is just a pie in the sky  pa2004 | 01/12/04
If SCO wins the case!!!  IT_User | 01/12/04
An honest suggestion  OhMyGosh | 01/13/04
Assuming SCO wins.  doe_z | 01/13/04
Assuming SCO ever files suit  Yagotta B. Kidding | 01/13/04
Novell is coming home to roast the rooster!  GRindinAxTaRupy | 01/12/04
I dont know who will win  Kamakazii | 01/12/04
Not to mention the hessitation of companies because of SCO's threats  NemesisNL | 01/13/04
Yes, there are clear winners  IT_User | 01/13/04
You may be right!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/13/04
So what happens in the off off chance SCO wins in court  FilledOut | 01/13/04
So far off as to hardly merit consideration  IT_User | 01/13/04
Novell gets 95%  rgriffith64@... | 01/13/04
They will pay it back to IBM when they lose the patent suit  Taz_z | 01/13/04
May this is just a PR move  nite_w0lf | 01/13/04
Novell can waive enforcement  rgriffith64@... | 01/13/04
Betting against SCO  George Mitchell | 01/13/04
Legal Gamming...  MG_z | 01/13/04
When does "show me the code" happen?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/13/04
Yesterday  rgriffith64@... | 01/13/04
January 12  dscherf | 01/13/04
what about the poor men  jreek | 04/19/04

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