Computerworld: Linux Users: SCO Threats Don’t Have Them Worried

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Todd R. Weiss
Jul 24, 2003

“The SCO Group Inc. may be threatening to sue all businesses
using Linux, but users so far appear to be unmoved by the company’s
latest legal stance.

“Tom Pratt, information systems manager at Coastal
Transportation Inc., a shipping company in Seattle, said SCO’s
newest threats aren’t a concern because far too many businesses are
now using Linux.

“‘I don’t see how they could sue so many [companies] to pony up
for a licensing fee,’ he said. ‘They don’t have any kind of
tracking [system]. I don’t remember signing anything with SCO
saying I owe them any kind of licensing fees…’


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