[ Thanks to Timothy R. Butler for this
link. ]
“Lindows.com announced today that it has previously entered into
an agreement through which SCO would provide Lindows with certain
technology. According to Michael Robertson, CEO of Lindows.com,
this means that Lindows.com customers will not have to worry about
SCO’s ongoing attempts to ‘protect its IP.’ Interestingly enough,
this may cause a much larger impact than Robertson bargained
for…“This announcement raises a very serious implication concerning
the legitimacy of the SCO lawsuit. If Lindows and Lindows customers
are immune to SCO’s litigation due to an agreement, as Lindows.com
claims, it would indicate that Lindows’ Linux kernel is immune from
possible litigation. If this is indeed the case, Robertson’s
revelation could deal a fatal blow to SCO’s lawsuit even as Lindows
attempts to ‘not take a position as to the validity of the claims
presented by either side…'”