Group sees Linux users unfazed by SCO suits

Linux customers are unlikely to be deterred by legal threats from SCO Group even while the outcome of SCO's legal battle with Novell remains undecided, according to a leading open-source group. Open Source Development Labs, one of the main groups promoting the business use of open-source software, published a position paper Tuesday to address concerns among its members and users of the Linux operating system about SCO's legal campaign. Besides its lawsuits against Novell and IBM, prominent backers of Linux, SCO has threatened to target enterprises using the software.

The research, posted on OSDL's Web site, forecasts that Linux advocates will continue to use the operating system while SCO wages its legal battle against Novell, a maker of server software. Written by Eben Moglen, a Columbia University professor specializing in antitrust issues and chief legal counsel for the Free Software Foundation, the paper is intended to help Linux users navigate the complicated legal waters surrounding the open-source software.

Read Full Story