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I worked at the IBM Linux Technology Center back when this whole clusterfsck was just taking off. Without going into details, it impacted how I was able to get

I worked at the IBM Linux Technology Center back when this whole clusterfsck was just taking off. Without going into details, it impacted how I was able to get my job done. The damage that the SCO Group inflicted on the world by making it a lot more difficult for companies like IBM to contribute toward Linux is immeasurable, and I can only laugh bitterly when I see a settlement amount measured in a measly 8 figures. The industry-wide FUD that SCO inflicted has been far, far more damaging.

walshemj 5y ago
But it paid for a lot of lawyers yachts in the mean time.
- garaetjjte 5y ago
  Not necessarily. TSG back in 2004 negotiated with their law firm to cap legal fees at $31 million. http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20040831183432157 http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20040831183432157
  - CRConrad 5y ago
    That's still a lot of yachts, if they aren't all in the multimegabuck class.