SCO begins send out with invoices for Linux
SCO prepares self for on the following stage in its fight against the alleged theft of Unix-code through Linux-programmers. From this month, the software business invoices will send for the use of the open source system to enterprises. Before SCO steered to warn world-wide all a letter to 1,500 topcompanies them about the possible stolen code in Linux.
In August asked SCO though that enterprises an Unix-licentie would take as they Linux used.,. Businesses that the open source operating system use, for instance on their servers, be expected 699 dollars per processor to pay.
The business finds that no longer then normal, since Linux according to own say full stretch with Unix-code that the property is of SCO. The claims of the software business that former Caldera was named, are however anything but undisputed and must yet by a court recognized become. SCO has meanwhile a lawsuit tightened against IBM in which a damages of three billion dollar becomes geist. IBM of its side answered to get with a right affair SCO positions out.
SCO is now of plan on a more active manner licentiegelden to collect. A yet unknown number shortly an invoice in the bus can commit expect. According to an expert walk the same firms a good chance for the judge to be dragged as they do not pay - something SCO said that it would go do.,.
Yet there is no reason till panic, says Linux-analyst Stacey Quandt: “I see not in why a business this should pay, since it exclusively on accusations has been based and it yet nothing in the court has been proved.” Some lawyers do not guess to set would get to pay at the bill, but source money aside for the case SCO along legal away equal.
, CNet