SCO has already received its decent share of money from Microsoft and from BayStar (at the very least), through which Microsoft ensured SCO is funded to continue its legal battles against Linux. The decision on Novell/SCO is now in and a preliminary look suggests that Novell, which may be acquired by Microsoft one day, is set to inherit some of SCO's assets and money.
OK. I've read it now once through, and the big picture is this: Judge Kimball did not change anything in his August 10th order, which I was afraid might happen. He could have, had he heard anything that he didn't know when he made that order. So, SCO breached its fiduciary duty to Novell, converted funds, and so it has to pay. That is ironic, in that this case started with SCO accusing Novell of slander of title, and asking for millions in damages. Instead it has to *pay* Novell millions.
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Victor Soliz
2008-07-17 14:10:35
Roy Schestowitz
2008-07-17 15:08:08
People at Novell who care about Free software have already left or are leaving gradually. Those hired are happily embracing the idea that .NET is fine and Microsoft is an ally. It changes the fabric of the company, which is, after all, the composition of employees, including decision makers and hand-shakers.