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InternetWeek: Torvalds Sounds Off On SCO Lawsuit

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 23, 2003

“Linus Torvalds won’t render his own verdict on SCO Group’s
legal case against IBM until the Unix code in question is revealed
in court.

“In an e-mail response to CRN, Torvalds, widely considered the
father of Linux, said he is awaiting judgment until SCO identifies
the Unix code IBM allegedly misappropriated and handed over to the
open-source community.

“But at this point, he said he’s skeptical the case has
merit…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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