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Popular opinion seems to be that IBM wish to grind SCO into the dust. They want SCO to raise every single objection they can, to deliver through discovery every piece of "evidence" they can.

In the end, IBM wish to utterly refute each and every claim made by SCO in fine details so that any similar claims will never, ever arise again. IBM will gain nothing by ending this early, the few billion it will cost to defeat SCO will be worth it in publicity - heck, who would have thought IBM would be cast as the good guy in a contest over open source!

So far, SCO haven't proven anything to anyone, they won't even follow the court's orders and produce evidence. All indications are they don't have any. Every bit of "evidence" they have shown publicly has been refuted - they even claimed ownership if files written by Linus Torvolds himself.

I imagine whenever the people at IBM are feeling a bit down, they just think of SCO and suddenly their lot seems so much better.
Posted by: Fred Fredrickson   Posted on: 02/11/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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What a convoluted mess...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/11/04
I read the transfer documents including the amendments  hipparchus | 02/11/04
All in your point of view I guess.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/11/04
jury  guido_z | 02/11/04
All in your point of view?  jjon2121 | 02/12/04
No Interpretation Here  el1jones | 02/12/04
This is what I mean. To me this is very clear.SCO DOESN'T OWN THE COPYRIGHT  hipparchus | 02/12/04
Why so long...  Fred Fredrickson | 02/11/04
oh???  guido_z | 02/11/04
Would you expect anything else?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/11/04
court system  guido_z | 02/11/04
Not from their point of view.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/11/04
wrong...  guido_z | 02/11/04
Not really...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/11/04
he said she said...  ryusen | 02/11/04
Isn't that what you would expect though?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/11/04
SCO tactics  guido_z | 02/11/04
Never claimed I understand SCO...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/11/04
A gambit that backfired  j.m.galvin | 02/11/04
(NT) The house of cards is beginning to collapse under its own weight.  Plain Logic | 02/11/04
No  Fred Fredrickson | 02/11/04
(NT) Good post.  Plain Logic | 02/11/04
see, you can make sensible posts  ryusen | 02/11/04
Fair enough, but...  Damon K | 02/11/04
Actually, the odcuments in question...  Damon K | 02/11/04
Odcuments?  Damon K | 02/11/04
aThis is why many states require a letter of "intent".  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/11/04
Should be universal  j.m.galvin | 02/11/04
you can't do that!  ryusen | 02/11/04
And how horrible that would be, NOT!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/11/04
Will this be on...  BitTwiddler | 02/12/04
SCO Strategy: Throw enough mud at the wall, some might stick  MarcB_z | 02/11/04
parachuted  guido_z | 02/11/04
They pulling right now.  el1jones | 02/12/04
My Take  MG_z | 02/11/04
moot, not mute  tic swayback | 02/11/04
But...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/11/04
That's OK, I've got too. wink  Cardinal_Bill | 02/11/04
Or "their", "there", "they're"  j.m.galvin | 02/11/04
Gotta love "its" and "it's"  IT_User | 02/11/04
Don't forget your and you're  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/11/04
then there is GHOTI spells fish  Hanover Phist | 02/12/04
Moot vs Mute (I know off the subject)  MG_z | 02/12/04
"Grammer"?  Martin Marvinski | 02/12/04
and mine  dg mh | 02/11/04
Do you really want to know?  dscherf | 02/11/04
It seems so simple...  Fred Fredrickson | 02/11/04
And you left out another biggie  j.m.galvin | 02/11/04
fun  guido_z | 02/11/04
Yes, that one too  Fred Fredrickson | 02/11/04
Not sure if you were joking...  MG_z | 02/12/04
This time next year, McBride and company will be in jail.  DonnieBoy | 02/11/04
Show us your facts.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/11/04
If you could show they profited from the stock and knew they couldn't win.  DonnieBoy | 02/11/04
Are you suggesting they are alone?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/11/04
Yes, there has to be proof beyond a reasonable doubt to put them in jail  DonnieBoy | 02/11/04
Now I understand their choice.....  guido_z | 02/11/04
Oops...  guido_z | 02/11/04
Re :  JWatson77 | 02/12/04
Re :  JWatson77 | 02/12/04
Do you think they knew...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/11/04
they should have  guido_z | 02/12/04
RE: Show us your facts  MG_z | 02/12/04
ummm...  ryusen | 02/11/04
Terrible mess  Bill4 | 02/11/04
The courts should just toss out the suits and counter-suits - all of them.  Plain Logic | 02/11/04
no case  guido_z | 02/11/04
Wed update: Novell drops IBM suit for SCO  rgriffith64@... | 02/11/04
This may be legal on paper  MG_z | 02/12/04
(NT) Could some 'lawyer type' translate the above letter. TIA  Plain Logic | 02/11/04
sco vs novell  guido_z | 02/12/04
additional  guido_z | 02/12/04
A serious question, replies requested.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/11/04
easy  guido_z | 02/12/04
Even easier - Novell aren't in court to answer that question.  Fred Fredrickson | 02/12/04
Not so  dscherf | 02/12/04
the bucks  guido_z | 02/12/04
4.16(b) asset purchase agreement novell/old sco  guido_z | 02/12/04
UNIX Franchise  dscherf | 02/12/04
resellers and existing buisness  rgriffith64@... | 02/12/04
Maybe very little  j.m.galvin | 02/12/04
My answer  MG_z | 02/12/04
Thanks all, but I still question if it will hold water.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/12/04
UNIX(tm) value  rgriffith64@... | 02/12/04
SCO is right, IBM needs to settle  tech3204@... | 02/12/04
without settlement....  guido_z | 02/12/04
SCO is right about what?  rafe01 | 02/12/04
Hey "null"...  MeadMkr | 02/12/04
SCO will win in the end, IBM will pay for the code  tech3204@... | 02/12/04
what code was stolen from who?  guido_z | 02/12/04
Read this then  MG_z | 02/12/04
check this out  jfalknor | 02/12/04
Could there be another McBride motive?  cliffatweber | 02/12/04
Article  MG_z | 02/12/04
Thanks Bill Gates for This SCO Mess!  brenthawkinsmd | 02/12/04
Good grief man, buy yourself a clue!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/12/04
Decision making  guido_z | 02/12/04
IF the SCO suit doesn't have any merit...  ShadeTree | 02/12/04
darl's motive  guido_z | 02/12/04
As the Software Turns  crfroggy_z | 02/12/04
I wonder how much R&D funding could have  starcannon99022@... | 05/05/08

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