“Businesses running Linux and worried about legal action could
be forgiven for responding to the announcement by acquiring SCO’s
license for the code that it alleges has been illegally copied into
Linux.“They might be better advised not to rush into a decision,
however, particularly as the history of SCO’s complaint against
Linux suggests that Linux users will have plenty of time to decide
the best course of action.“Back in August, when SCO first stated that it had begun to
invoice Linux users for their use of Unix code, Datamonitor advised
Linux users to take legal advice and consider their options rather
than rush into paying the invoice. The fact that those invoices
never arrived, combined with increased confusion over SCO’s
tactics, mean that there is less motivation than ever to comply
with SCO’s requests…”