CNET News: Did SCO Open Unix Source Code?

“Several organizations argue that SCO Group’s shipment of a
Linux product undermines its current attack on the operating
system’s intellectual-property underpinnings, but SCO says the
argument is baseless.

“SCO says proprietary source code underlying Unix has been
illegally copied into the Linux kernel. SCO critics argue that
because the company shipped a Linux product under an open-source
license, that Unix code no longer is proprietary.

“But SCO, which has staked its future on its Unix intellectual
property and how it’s licensed, believes opening the source code
would require a deliberate act the company didn’t in fact
undertake…”

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