SCO Unix Intellectual Property Pedigree Chart

John Abreau jabr at abreau.net
Fri May 2 21:21:57 EDT 2003


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Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org> writes:

> You might be correct. But, I don't think they would launch the suit
> without some indication of merit. IBM and their developers could
> possibly have polluted some of the Linux kernel code from Unix in their
> AIX base. I certainly see some parallels to the AT&T BSDI suit. 

SCO's allegations are extremely vague. The fact that they refuse to give 
specific examples of their infringement claims leaves me doubting the 
merit of their allegations. 


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