Novell just gained ubber points

I hate SCO. They are putting such negative pressure on the Linux industry it isn't funny. This is their core business now, as no one wants their linux distro, and few people use their Unix package.

When we started a freenet MOONS ago, Grayden and I fought long and hard at our first meeting to use Linux as our server's OS, but lost out to ignornance when Limos won out by donating a huge seat license of SCO Unix which included support, donated by the military. Funny thing was about 8 months later we moved everything to Linux *lol* I hated SCO then, and I hate them now. (Although as Unix goes, SCO Unix wasn't that bad).

Today though, is a good day. Novell came out and smacked SCO back into the dark ages. SCO does NOT own the copyrights to UNIX. Novell does. SCO only has the RIGHTS to sublicense.

So there still may be merrit for Sco to chase organizations like IBM down who have breached a licensing contract with them, but they can't do diddly with my Debian boxes. You can't sue someone for breach of contract if they don't HAVE a contract with you!

Of course, the damage is done. Many organizations have had the bad taste of the law suit, and have moved on. But for those who stuck it out, I think this may be a glimmer of hope. Far from over, but still hope.

Lets all chant the graces of Novell, even if none of us use NetWare anymore.