I have heard, but not verified, the following: SCO is presently pursuing enforcing it’s intellectual property rights of AIX-Unix which it licenses to IBM, and claims that IBM has “lifted” source code and implemented into GNU-based Linux. Microsoft had recently bought a substantial amount of SCO stock. Hmmm – Bill Gates buys SCO stock, SCO sues Bill’s competitor (Linux distribution.) Coincidence? I smell a rat. It reminds me of an MS purchase of Corel stock, with the stipulation to cease it’s Linux distribution. Corel had a nice package with Linux, CorelDraw and WordPerfect Office Suite. After Corel stops its development for the Linux platform, MS sells its shares and pulls out. Who gained in that deal?
Here’s my question. I’ve heard that Caldera claims that it owns the Unix code, and LICENSES it to SCO, which in turn licences AIX to IBM. If that’s the case, SCO shouldn’t have the intellectual property rights that it claims in the suit. Wouldn’t Caldera own the IPR, and SCO have distribution rights? What’s the real deal?