[Discuss] SCO is still not dead

[gaf at blu.org (Jerry Feldman)]

http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20130326120115166
The SCO Group, Inc. (?SCO?) respectfully moves for a Status Conference 
to discuss the Motion to Reopen the Case (Docket No. 1095), which was 
filed on November 4, 2011, as well as other matters. IBM filed its 
Opposition Memorandum on November 21, 2011 (Docket No. 1100). SCO filed 
its Reply Memorandum on December 8, 2011 (Docket No. 1102). Therefore, 
the briefing on that motion was complete as of December 8, 2011.

The SCO vs. IBM case was the one that originally put Linux in jeopardy. 
Last year the court played musical judges. Part of the reason for this 
is that Brent Hatch is one of the lead attorneys, and his father had 
been involved with some of the judicial appointments on the Utah federal 
bench. While SCO is broke and in Chapter 7, the attorneys have some 
obligation, and Ralph Yarrow can help financially. Because of the SCO 
vs. Novell case, Linux is pretty much out of the picture here, so its 
more of a contractual issue with IBM. And, the one big issue here is the 
IBM Unix license. SCO (Santa Cruz not the SCO Group) had acquired the 
right to manage Unix licenses.

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Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>
Boston Linux and Unix
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