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<p><a href="slide0001.html" target="_slide">SCO v IBM v ???</a></p>
<p><a href="slide0002.html" target="_slide">What happened?</a></p>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.sco.com/scosource/complaint3.06.03.html" target="_top">SCO sued IBM</a> claiming that IBM illegally introduced code from AIX into Linux
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<li>IBM eventually countersued claiming that SCO infringed IBM patents
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<li>Red Hat sued SCO
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<li>Asked for a declaratory judgment [that] the SCO claims regarding copyright infringement are untrue.
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<li>Asked the court to hold SCO accountable for "unfair and deceptive actions."
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<p><a href="slide0003.html" target="_slide">What happened outside court?</a></p>
<ul><li>SCO sends 1500 "pay me" letters
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<li>License fees to use Linux as Unix
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<li>Some source code reviewed and not clear some came from a Unix book.
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<li><a href="http://www.sco.com/company/openletter/" target="_top">SCO open letter</a> to the Linux community
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<li>With rebuttal from <a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/smoking-fizzle.html" target="_top">Raymond</a>, Torvalds et al
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<li>Raymond creates tool to compare source trees
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<li>HP indemnifies its Unix users
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<p><a href="slide0004.html" target="_slide">Bottom line</a></p>
<ul><li>SCO claims 10s of thousands or more lines of code infringe
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<li>No smoking gun, no proof, only allegations.
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<li>What code has been released was refuted by <a href="http://www.perens.com/SCO/SCOCopiedCode.html" target="_top">Bruce Perens</a>.
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<p><a href="slide0005.html" target="_slide">What makes this so complex?</a></p>
<ul><li>Existing software business model is based upon notion of proprietary
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<li>Know and well established model
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<li>New model: open source and resulting licensing (ASF, GPL, and others)
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<li>The intersection causes tension
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<li>SCO started as a Xenix vendor
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<li>Purchased by Caldera a Linux vendor
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<li>Chain of custody of the IP is muddy
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<p><a href="slide0006.html" target="_slide">What are the issues?</a></p>
<ul><li>Chicken and egg: who really owns what?
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<li>The fundamental question in this type of case (Intellectual Property)
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<li>The person bringing the claim actually owns the intellectual property
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<li>Chain of ownership isn't clear
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<li>Some of it involves open-source licenses related to the IP
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<p><a href="slide0007.html" target="_slide">What are the issues?</a></p>
<ul><li>Multiple points of view
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<li>SCO says IBM did it, IBM denies and
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<li>Eric Raymond co-authored an <a href="http://www.opensource.org/sco-vs-ibm.html" target="_top">OSI position paper</a> on the suit
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<li>Covers the background
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<li>Eric has a long history with Unix -- apparently longer than anyone currently at SCO
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<li>Also delves into Linux & advent of open-source
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<li>Goes point by point through the SCO filing
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<p><a href="slide0008.html" target="_slide">What if SCO prevails?</a></p>
<ul><li>Who has liability?
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<li>Is it the hardware vendors?
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<li>The Linux software vendors?
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<li>Coders? Users?
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<li>Would companies (individuals) have to know that they were infringing to be liable?
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<li>This is a copyright case
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<li>The lesson of <a href="http://www.benedict.com/audio/harrison/harrison.asp" target="_top">George Harrison</a>...
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<p><a href="slide0009.html" target="_slide">Is the suit ridiculous?</a></p>
<ul><li>Take any infringement suit seriously.
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<li>Guarantee you, IBM does?
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<li>HP and Sun would not have indemnified users
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<li>The problem: SCO hasn't shown proof
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<li>Conclusive proof
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<li>If SCO prevails, they could (theoretically) get an injunction to stop use of Linux
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<p><a href="slide0010.html" target="_slide">What is the suit really about?</a></p>
<ul><li>Money!!!
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<li>Caldera failed; SCO failed
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<li>Caldera bought SCO, changed the company name and is attempting to use the only real asset they own (and that isn't clear) to generate money
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<li>Either suit or buy-out
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<li>Industry growing pains!
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