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This post was syndicated from: LWN.net and was written by: corbet. Original post: at LWN.net

The SCO case has long since dropped off the radar for most. It is worth
noting, though, that the Novell “slander of title” trial is now underway in
Utah. Groklaw has detailed
coverage of the testimony thus far. “Why did Novell slander
SCO’s title? Because of Linux. Linux started as a hobbyist tool. It’s open
source; ‘nobody can be completely sure where the code comes from’. Starting
around 2000, IBM inserted into Linux stuff that belonged to SCO. SCO sued,
and started their licensing program (SCOsource). Novell stated that SCO
doesn’t have the copyrights and can’t sue IBM.”