Even more interesting, especially concerning IBM, since SuSE has an agreement with SCO already. http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/os/story/0,2000048630,20274208,00.htm Bob Ryan Ware wrote: > This might shed some light. Think back on how Novell still owns some rights > to Unix > > http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/novell_suse.html > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Sam MacDonald [mailto:smac at visi.com] >>Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 1:06 AM >>To: TCLUG Mailing List >>Subject: Re: [TCLUG] IBM and Redhat (and SuSE and Novell) >> >> >>I like that one! >> >> >>Neigebauer, Ben wrote: >> >> >>>Maybe Novell is acquiring SuSE so that they can have a US Linux >>>distributor when it comes time for everyone to sue SCO. >>> >>> >>>Benjamin E. Neigebauer >>>Software Engineer >>>Compellent Technologies >>>Eden Prairie, MN 55344 >>> >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: Ryan Ware [mailto:rware at interplastic.com] >>>Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 8:51 AM >>>To: 'TCLUG Mailing List' >>>Subject: RE: [TCLUG] IBM and Redhat (and SuSE and Novell) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>From: Sam MacDonald [mailto:smac at visi.com] >>>>Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 8:44 AM >>>>To: TCLUG Mailing List >>>>Subject: Re: [TCLUG] IBM and Redhat (and SuSE and Novell) >>>> >>>> >>>>A General Pot Stir. >>>> >>>>Where is SCO in all of this? Why are they not having a fit >>>>about SuSe, >>>>could it be SCO can't do anything about SuSe? Could it be SCO >>>>has a case >>>>against IBM/RedHat? >>>> >>>>Why does the Linux community only bash MS? >>>>Why are IBM, Novel, and other large companies immune to the >>>>same bashing? >>>>Doesn't MS buy up the competition as well? >>>> Who owned PowerPoint before MS? >>>> Who owned Excel before MS? >>>> >>>> >>> >>>I'd add one more. If, as is the prevailing thought in the Linux >>>community, >>>that SCO's suit is unfounded and just waiting to be thrown out, WHY >>>doesn't >>>IBM step up to the plate and do the same thing MS did >> >>recently and say >> >>>it >>>will hold harmless any customers from patent issues? The longer this >>>drags >>>out the more it hurts Linux in the enterprise. >>> >>>Ryan _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list