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"'Don't touch open source software unless you have a team of intellectual property lawyers prepared to scour every single piece [of the open source code]. We offer indemnification, but many suppliers do not. A lot of companies are going to get very disappointed as we move forward. It will become a very challenging intellectual property issue,' he told Sun's Technology Forum in St Andrews, Scotland, this week..."
IMHO, it's a sign of desperation when you feel the need to use FUD to sell your products. But look - Gartner is piling on as well!
But companies nevertheless are being urged to delay Linux projects until the legal impasse is broken. "Don't ignore the problem by hoping IBM will win or settle its lawsuit, which could take a year or more. An IBM win would not prevent SCO from pursuing individual claims, which, if successful, could cost far more in penalties than buying a SCO licence would," advises George Weiss, a Gartner analyst.
Yeah, right. The risks might actually be greater in closed source systems. Have you had your legal team pour over the Windows codebase or the Solaris codebase for potential copyright issues? Could you have them do it even if you wanted to? Sheesh.
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