] Commercial users and distributors of the Linux operating
] system could face legal action from the key patent holder
] of Unix, which said Wednesday it will suspend sales of
] its own Linux products.
]
] SCO Group, formerly known as Caldera International,
] claims its intellectual property has been illegally
] included in all distributions of the Linux operating
] system.

OK, I'm now officially declaring Caldera the North Korea of Linux Distributions. SCO has to figure out if it can offer itself up for less money then these legal wranglings are going to cost the major players in terms of slower adoption rates. There are a number of companies that have made a significant investment in Linux who have a lot of cash in the bank. The big IF is whether the market will beleive that there are real risks. Ultimately, this will be bad for the Linux Business any way you cut it. No one is going to pony up for Caldera until they bleed a bit, and Caldera has absolutely nothing to loose.

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