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I think it should also be public information.
After all, the code is allready public, in the form of souce code in Linux.

Really, this court case will be very good for Linux. The GPL is very solid and very well written and will survive the challenge, and benifit from having been challenged.

Really, the absolute worst, but still good for Linux, it that IBM is fround guilty of contract violation and pays millions or billion to SCO, and some other large corporations such as Google pay for using the code tainted by IBM contributions. But, then the code will be replaced by the best and the brightest, all eager to get rid of anything related to SCO, and Linux will emerge with a clean bill of health with all of the intelectual property problems resolved.

And, in the end, the GPL will probably be SCOs un-doing. They distributed the code in question under the GPL. The Judge could rule that they had no way of knowing, but that would be a long shot, since they are the experts and would have to also claim stupidity. You do notice that this issue has SCO scared as well and they are atacking the GPL at every chance.
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Judge has conflict of interest!  IT_User | 12/05/03
you sound  JWatson77 | 12/05/03
The Judge Doesn't Care  voska | 12/08/03
Breaking news: SCO sues the Judge!  George Mitchell | 12/08/03
Copyrights have different terms of enforcement  dscherf | 12/05/03
There is no conflict at all  sbj | 12/05/03
You mean no levity allowed?  IT_User | 12/06/03
Levity - a Conflict of Interest?  CAJonesIT | 12/08/03
No  Bill4 | 12/08/03
In the white corner the lean mean IBM team...  Richard Flude | 12/05/03
Fact checker wanted, no experience necessary  Robert Hahn | 12/05/03
Jan 23 is to address IBM's concerns, not SCO's  Tomf@... | 12/06/03
(NT) Finally, a judge with b@lls --- and not in anyone's pocket.  Plain Logic | 12/08/03
SCO: Show the evidence !  Chris.Papoudaris@... | 12/06/03
I think it should also be public information.  DonnieBoy | 12/06/03
Judge to SCO...  Northwolf | 12/08/03
If SCO has something real to present, IBM is in big trouble ?  NemesisNL | 12/08/03
Possible IBM-Trouble  Chris.Papoudaris@... | 12/08/03
SCO, send tho cynics to hell!  pa2004 | 12/06/03
Let's see if I get this...  IT_User | 12/06/03
Are you angry that "the mob" has written a better OS than a billion $ co...  deoren | 12/06/03
Remember...  IT_User | 12/06/03
Well, it is true that Linux would not have advanced without all the help  DonnieBoy | 12/06/03
And therein lies the rub  StorageGuru | 12/08/03
Yes, but where did the source come from???  DonnieBoy | 12/08/03
Hey, I'll side with any mob that can write a decent OS.  FeetCheat | 12/06/03
But..  d_jedi | 12/07/03
IE6 has only crashed once !!!????  NemesisNL | 12/08/03
Microsoft has never written an OS.  Yen_z | 12/06/03
MS buys technology, Linux steals  pa2004 | 12/07/03
How can you steal from yourself???  DonnieBoy | 12/07/03
stealing ????  adecrignis@... | 12/08/03
You're just a font of news, aren't you!  IT_User | 12/07/03
Myths debunked  d_jedi | 12/07/03
I see no need for XP  voska | 12/08/03
Yes, I remember something...  Yen_z | 12/08/03
It may have been the filesystem  jmeola75@... | 12/08/03
More on these points.  Yen_z | 12/08/03
It's even worse than that...  WhoIsDaMan | 12/08/03
Thank you...  Yen_z | 12/08/03
Mob? What mob?  avdp | 12/06/03
Oh, really?  Chad_z | 12/07/03
Err?  Martin Marvinski | 12/07/03
Err? SCO = gaggle of clowns  cf1099 | 12/08/03
You need to stop smoking that MS crack  Rick_K | 12/07/03
SCO, go to hell!  cf1099 | 12/08/03
Cynics and the Hell-bound  CAJonesIT | 12/08/03
SCO Unix is junk  cl_fart | 12/08/03
SCO, send the cynics to hell!  pa2004 | 12/06/03
Linux = Thieves  memuser | 12/06/03
And I thought my mother was a Luddite!  IT_User | 12/06/03
What is the justification of accusing...  FeetCheat | 12/06/03
You're wasting your time  Chad_z | 12/07/03
Nothing  rkadowns | 12/08/03
Luddite isn't really the right word for this guy...  shawkins | 12/08/03
Now theres an intelligent response  AV8TR | 12/06/03
Here's something I think is more appropriate...  FeetCheat | 12/06/03
I think it's more like  Arrg | 12/06/03
Or maybe  Suicida| | 12/07/03
I agree !!!!!!  pyrael | 12/06/03
weak  crabdip | 12/07/03
And you can also hope for...  Yen_z | 12/07/03
If Linux=thieves....  Rick_K | 12/07/03
Where is this defined?  StorageGuru | 12/08/03
I thought the cases were already filed  voska | 12/08/03
Re: I thought the cases were already filed  wadeprater | 12/08/03
personally  ryusen | 12/08/03
Just look at history.  Rick_K | 12/08/03
So GPL Fase is next?  NemesisNL | 12/06/03
The GPL has not been tested, so this will help Linux and Open Source.  DonnieBoy | 12/06/03
So GPL Fase is next?  Robert Hahn | 12/06/03
Excellent presentation  IT_User | 12/06/03
loose-loose for SCO  Suicida| | 12/07/03
Perry says "Incompetent and immateria"!  StorageGuru | 12/08/03
Countersuit  Robert Hahn | 12/08/03
That's just preliminary sparring, Robert  StorageGuru | 12/08/03
1 million pages of code printed on paper  adecrignis@... | 12/08/03
Contracts require parties  StorageGuru | 12/06/03
RE: Contracts require parties  rhavyn | 12/06/03
An additional point:  ryusen | 12/08/03
FUD  Robert Hahn | 12/06/03
Not only, but also  Fred Fredrickson | 12/07/03
Look again, Robert  StorageGuru | 12/08/03
There's a reason it's not called the GP*C*  Robert Crocker | 12/08/03
It's the same thing, Robert  StorageGuru | 12/08/03
Corner. Paint. Stuck.  Robert Hahn | 12/08/03
You oversimplify, Robert  StorageGuru | 12/08/03
as you don't accept the explanations of a licence...  Iain_Peters | 12/08/03
Rather, you obfuscate  Fred Fredrickson | 12/08/03
Under the bridge  Robert Hahn | 12/08/03
errata  tjahn@... | 12/13/03
SCO newest position already condemns itself  BigBearNeza | 12/06/03
Bogus.......All bogus  pyrael | 12/06/03
IBM may have a suprise in store for SCO  nite_w0lf | 12/07/03
IBM is giving SCO enough rope  Rick_K | 12/07/03
Its 'Business' as usual.  zohnco | 12/07/03
Why submit code on paper?  d_jedi | 12/07/03
It's part of the game  StorageGuru | 12/08/03
quit being a retard....  cjules13 | 12/08/03
You are only wishing and hoping  StorageGuru | 12/08/03
of course silly  cjules13 | 12/08/03
*** for tat  wondering13 | 12/08/03
In machine readable format no less  Teran | 12/08/03
Show your cards...  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 12/08/03
The judge is clearing some water  dg mh | 12/08/03
Gates is good  rdreavis@... | 12/08/03
If SCO had a valid claim M$ would buy them  drichards1953 | 12/08/03
If not, who gets the $$ anyway?  roras | 12/08/03
SCOSCO sucpicious behavior  voska | 12/08/03
Exactly  cjules13 | 12/08/03
It's about time!!!  BitTwiddler | 12/08/03
1,000,000 pieces of paper  Eggs Ackley_z | 12/08/03
1,000,000 pieces of paper  Eggs Ackley_z | 12/08/03
Judges seeks definition of idiot...  msdead | 12/08/03
SCO wont show proof, because it doesnt exist!!!  xunil skcor | 12/08/03
How much is M$ paying SCO to attempt to slander the good name of Linux???  xunil skcor | 12/08/03
Maybe they want a license  StorageGuru | 12/08/03
Wait a minute...  BitTwiddler | 12/08/03
Arrest Bill Gates for Funding this Fiasco  brenthawkinsmd | 12/08/03
And the real winners will be...  rmkjr@... | 12/09/03

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