An interesting article regarding the possible brokering of the Novell/SUSE deal by IBM as a means to short-circuit SCO's lawsuit against IBM.
http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/novell_suse.html The reason the article is interesting is explained in part by another article that has this commentary in it: In particular, the acquisition plan could indicate that IBM has faith in a provision that Radcliffe termed a "silver bullet" in the 1995 Asset Purchase Agreement, under which Novell sold Unix to SCO Group's predecessor. Under that provision, Novell is permitted to waive potential violations of the Unix license agreements that were in effect when it sold Unix, and Novell invoked the right in the IBM case against SCO. "Maybe (IBM) believes its silver bullet is actually a platinum bullet. If you spend a lot of money, you obviously have a lot of confidence in that part of the situation," Radcliffe said. http://news.com.com/2100-7344_3-5101680.html?tag=nefd_pop Mark Post
