Posted by: Anonymous
[ip: 24.2.156.64]
on July 26, 2008 12:42 AM
I think this not such a big deal - it seems quite simple to me...
Sun paid for rights from SCO, but SCO didn't have the rights to sell - they are in breech and owe Sun their money back. Sun operated in good faith, and Novell would be hard-pressed to claim they were trying to avoid paying for the license they needed.
Sun could be required to pay Novell for the rights it thought it bought from SCO (and Sun probably will have to pay), but I don't anticipate Novell doing anything to try and collect damages...
I anticipate a cross-licensing deal between Novell and Sun, with some payment from Sun to Novell, but no big problems...
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Posted by: Anonymous [ip: 24.2.156.64] on July 26, 2008 12:42 AMSun paid for rights from SCO, but SCO didn't have the rights to sell - they are in breech and owe Sun their money back. Sun operated in good faith, and Novell would be hard-pressed to claim they were trying to avoid paying for the license they needed.
Sun could be required to pay Novell for the rights it thought it bought from SCO (and Sun probably will have to pay), but I don't anticipate Novell doing anything to try and collect damages...
I anticipate a cross-licensing deal between Novell and Sun, with some payment from Sun to Novell, but no big problems...
Ken
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