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Novell, SCO: When FUD Comes Calling
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| But beware. FUD is in operation here. Back in November 2006 Microsoft and
| Novell entered an agreement under the terms of which Microsoft provided a
| covenant to Novell's Linux customers that it would not sue them if it turned
| out that Linux infringed certain unspecified Microsoft patents, as the
| Redmond company had suddenly started claiming in 2004. Novell also agreed to
| provide a similar covenant to Microsoft customers.
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| As Novell puts it, "By securing a commitment from Microsoft to support the
| use of Linux and open source software, we have allayed any potential concerns
| for our customers and removed a barrier to enterprisewide Linux adoption."
| The fact that Novell stated at the time "there was no threatened litigation"
| from Microsoft leads one to the conclusion that this was all FUD-making.
|
| It's a bit like a food company saying "our products contain no rat poison,"
| thus implying that competitors products might.
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http://www.serverwatch.com/trends/article.php/3837151/Novell-SCO-When-FUD--Comes-Calling.htm
Recent:
What happens next in SCO vs. Novell
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| With that being the case, and there being no chance whatsoever of SCO
| successfully pursuing a Linux lawsuit, I strongly suspect that the Trustee
| will drop all of SCO's lawsuits and spend his time on rendering down SCO's
| remains into pennies on dollars. Rationally, there's nothing left to do, and
| with a reasonable person now in charge of SCO's remains, that's what I expect
| to happen.
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http://blogs.computerworld.com/14625/what_happens_next_in_sco_vs_novell
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