[plug] Probably somewhat significant...

[Kai]

Ville Johansson wrote:
>>Yep, did you notice the subtly worded bit where they said that the end-user
>>couls also be held responsible if they are using "misappropriated" code.
>>They may or may not win, but Linux may lose big time in business. Wonder
>>whether a certain Redmond, Washington based company set them up to it?
> 
> 
> I don't want to sound like a conspiration theorist, but I'm also
> starting to wonder if a certain Redmond based company is somehow
> involved. I mean, what can SCO gain from this in the long run? Even if
> they manage to get some cash out of somebody, the offending lines of code
> will be replaced with "legal" ones. And their reputation will probably
> not get any better by this. IANAL, but the chances of actually winning in court are
> also pretty slim.
> 
> $0.05

.....and this kinda co-incides with it:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/30715.html

The plot thickens.