ZDNet UK: SCO Files Suit in Linux-Using Court

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 3, 2004

[ Thanks to Eric Seynaeve for
this link. ]

“The Nevada court where SCO Group has filed a lawsuit against US
retailer AutoZone could itself theoretically be subject to legal
proceedings because the court is using Linux to run its Web site.
SCO is suing AutoZone and DaimlerChrysler over allegations that
Linux, used by both companies, contains SCO’s Unix intellectual
property…

“According to Internet services company Netcraft, the US
District Court, District of Nevada’s Web site has been using Linux
with a Lotus Domino database since November 2002–after it switched
over from Windows NT4…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

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