> I thought the jury in the trial between SCO and Novell had issued a > verdict affirming that Novell is the rightful owner of the UNIX SVRX > copyrights. Reference: http://arstechnica.com
Probably many media outlets sloppily reported on SCO vs Novell, without the context of UC Regents vs USL. For more careful analysis, see Groklaw. Patents sold by Novell may be of concern, not so much the legacy copyrights. http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20041126130302760 The 1994 USL-Regents of UCal Settlement Agreement - PDF and text http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20100330152829622 Novell Wins Again - Jury Rules Copyrights Didn't Go to SCO! http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20101122130625952 Novell Agrees to be Acquired by AttachMate; Sells Some IP to a MS-Organized Consortium _______________________________________________ LinuxUsers mailing list LinuxUsers@socallinux.org http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers
