[ Thanks to David for this link.
]
“Red Hat, Inc. today made two significant announcements to
protect Red Hat Linux customers and the worldwide Linux industry.
First, Red Hat announced that it filed a formal complaint against
The SCO Group, Inc. The purpose of this complaint is to demonstrate
that Red Hat’s technologies do not infringe any intellectual
property of SCO and to hold SCO accountable for its unfair and
deceptive actions.
“We filed this complaint to stop SCO from making unsubstantiated
and untrue public statements attacking Red Hat Linux and the
integrity of the Open Source software development process,” said
Mark Webbink, General Counsel at Red Hat. “Red Hat is confident
that its current and future customers will continue to realize the
significant value that our Red Hat Linux platform provides without
interruption.”
To further protect the integrity of Open Source software and the
Open Source community, Red Hat has established the Open Source Now
Fund. The purpose of the fund will be to cover legal expenses
associated with infringement claims brought against companies
developing software under the GPL license and non-profit
organizations supporting the efforts of companies developing
software under a GPL license. Red Hat has pledged one million
dollars to be provided as funding in this initiative. For more
information please e-mail [email protected].
“The collaborative process of Open Source software development
which created the Linux operating system has been unjustly
questioned and threatened,” said Matthew Szulik, Chairman and CEO
of Red Hat. “In its role as industry leader, Red Hat has a
responsibility to ensure the legal rights of users are
protected.”