[From nobody Sat Mar 13 18:28:52 2004 Envelope-to: tecnicos@moredata.pt Received: from [10.10.1.211] (helo=moredata.pt) by ninja.md.pt with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1B1lPs-00082X-00; Fri, 12 Mar 2004 12:05:28 +0000 Message-ID: <4051A787.4020403@moredata.pt> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 12:05:27 +0000 From: Fernando Fernandez <ferdez@moredata.pt> User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.6) Gecko/20040113 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Tecnicos <tecnicos@moredata.pt>, Ana Ribeiro <ana.ribeiro@tmn.pt> CC: Nunes Maia - ISCTE <nunes.maia@iscte.pt> Subject: Investment firm confirms Microsoft link to SCO | CNET News.com Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------080907060202030800080509" X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------080907060202030800080509 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Está confirmado que é a M$ que está a financiar os processos que a SCO pôs ŕ IBM e a utilizadores do Linux. http://news.com.com/2100-7344-5172426.html?part=dht&tag=ntop <http://news.com.com/2100-7344-5172426.html?part=dht&tag=ntop> --------------080907060202030800080509 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1; name="news.com.com/2100-7344-5172426.html?part=dht&tag=ntop" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline; filename="news.com.com/2100-7344-5172426.html?part=dht&tag=ntop" Content-Base: "http://news.com.com/2100-7344-5172426. html?part=dht&tag=ntop" Content-Location: "http://news.com.com/2100-7344-5172426. html?part=dht&tag=ntop" <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://ww= w.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3DISO8859= _1" /> <script src=3D"/html/js/saveStories.js" language=3D"JavaScript" type=3D"t= ext/JavaScript" ></script> <script src=3D"/html/js/timediff.js" language=3D"JavaScript" type=3D"text= /JavaScript" ></script> <script language=3D"JavaScript" type=3D"text/JavaScript"> <!-- function imageSwap(theImage, theSrc){ var objStr,obj; =20 if(document.images){ if (typeof(theImage) =3D=3D 'string') { objStr =3D 'document.' + theImage; obj =3D eval(objStr); obj.src =3D theSrc; } else if ((typeof(theImage) =3D=3D 'object') && theImage && theImage= =2Esrc) { theImage.src =3D theSrc; } } } // --> </script> <title>Investment firm confirms Microsoft link to SCO | CNET News.com</ti= tle> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-885= 9-1" /> <meta name=3D"Description" content=3D"Investment firm confirms Microsoft = link to SCO | Investment company BayStar Capital confirms ties between tw= o Linux foes, saying that a Microsoft referral led to $50 million in BayS= tar funding for the SCO Group. | March 11, 2004, 2:34 PM PT | Stephen = Shankland "> <meta name=3D"Keywords" content=3D"Antitrust,Copyright,Lawsuits,Linux,MS = Windows,Unix,Open Source"> =20 <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Style-Type" content=3D"text/css" /><link rel=3D= "stylesheet" type=3D"text/css" href=3D"http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/css/all= =2Ecss" /><link rel=3D"stylesheet" type=3D"text/css" href=3D"/css/browser= _specific.css" /> <link ref=3D"alternate" type=3D"application/rss+xml" title=3D"RSS" href=3D= "http://news.com.com/2547-1_3-0-5.xml" /> <link href=3D"/css/news/newsstyle.css" rel=3D"stylesheet" type=3D"text/cs= s" /> <link href=3D"/css/news/news_save_stories.css" rel=3D"stylesheet" type=3D= "text/css" /> <link href=3D"/css/news/news_story.css" rel=3D"stylesheet" type=3D"te= xt/css" /> </head> <body bgcolor=3D"#e5e5e5"> <!-- SiteCatalyst code version: G.5. 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SC= O Group confirmed the authenticity of the memo but said its author, <a hr= ef=3D"http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.s2.com%2F&siteId= =3D3&oId=3D2100-7344-5172426&ontId=3D7343&lop=3Dnl_ex">S2 Strategic Consu= lting</a>'s Mike Anderer, misunderstood the situation. Open-source fans l= eaped on the memo as evidence that Microsoft is aiding SCO's attack on Li= nux. </p> <p> <a href=3D"/2100-1016-1013124.html?tag=3Dnl" title=3D"Ballmer memo target= s Linux -- Wednesday, Jun 4, 2003">Linux threatens Microsoft's business</= a>--chiefly in hampering the growth of Windows on higher-end computers ca= lled servers, but also in Microsoft's desktop computing stronghold and in= "embedded" computing devices such as electronic ticket dispensers, where= Microsoft is trying to expand. </p> <p> SCO argues that the Linux operating system infringes on its Unix intellec= tual property, and the company says <a href=3D"/2100-7344-5167825.html?ta= g=3Dnl" title=3D"Seeking 'certainty,' CEO signs SCO Linux license -- Mond= ay, Mar 1, 2004">businesses should pay to use Linux</a>, a claim that adv= ocates of the open-source=20 <newselement type=3D"table"> <table width=3D"*" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" border=3D"0" align= =3D"right"> <tr><td colspan=3D"5" width=3D"*" height=3D"10"> <img src=3D"/b.gif" width=3D"1" height=3D"10" border=3D"0" /></td></tr> <= tr><td rowspan=3D"3" width=3D"10"><img src=3D"/b.gif" width=3D"10" height= =3D"1" border=3D"0" /></td> <td colspan=3D"3" width=3D"*" height=3D"1" bgcolor=3D"#CCCCCC"> <img src=3D"/b.gif" width=3D"1" height=3D"1" border=3D"0" /></td><td rows= pan=3D"3" width=3D"10"><img src=3D"/b.gif" width=3D"10" height=3D"1" bord= er=3D"0" /></td></tr> <tr><td width=3D"10"><img src=3D"/b.gif" width=3D"10" height=3D"1" border= =3D"0" /></td> <td width=3D"*"> <img src=3D"/b.gif" width=3D"1" height=3D"8" border=3D"0" /><br /> <b class=3D"dr2">Get Up to Speed on...</b><br /> <a href=3D"http://news.com.com/2001-7344_3-0.html?tag=3Dgutspro">Open sou= rce<img src=3D"/i/ne/en/2002/03/java/redarrow.gif" width=3D"8" height=3D"= 10" border=3D"0" hspace=3D"6" /></a><br /> <span class=3D"a1f">Get the latest headlines and<br />company-specific ne= ws in our<br />expanded GUTS section.</span><br /> <img src=3D"/b.gif" width=3D"1" height=3D"10" border=3D"0" /><br /></td> <td width=3D"10"><img src=3D"/b.gif" width=3D"10" height=3D"1" border=3D"= 0" /></td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3D"3" width=3D"*" height=3D"1" bgcolor=3D"#CCCCCC"> <img src=3D"/b.gif" width=3D"1" height=3D"1" border=3D"0" /></td> </tr><tr> <td colspan=3D"5" width=3D"*" height=3D"10"> <img src=3D"/b.gif" width=3D"1" height=3D"10" border=3D"0" /></td> </tr></table> </newselement> OS vehemently deny. To back up its demands, SCO has hired a high-profile = attorney, David Boies, and is suing <a href=3D"/2100-1014-5168921.html?ta= g=3Dnl" title=3D"SCO suits target two big Linux users -- Wednesday, Mar 3= , 2004">AutoZone, DaimlerChrysler</a>, <a href=3D"/2100-7344-5143977.html= ?tag=3Dnl" title=3D"SCO sues Novell over copyright claims -- Tuesday, Jan= 20, 2004">Novell</a> and <a href=3D"/2100-1014-5169444.html?tag=3Dnl" ti= tle=3D"Court orders SCO to show more code -- Wednesday, Mar 3, 2004">IBM<= /a> and earlier had <a href=3D"/2100-7344-5170073.html?tag=3Dnl" title=3D= "Document shows SCO prepped lawsuit against BofA -- Thursday, Mar 4, 2004= ">prepared a suit against Bank of America</a> as well. </p> <p> Microsoft's referral doesn't reflect well on the software giant, said Ill= uminata analyst Gordon Haff. </p> <p> "There's no smoking gun yet showing an orchestrated Microsoft executive-l= evel pulling of SCO's puppet strings. What there is, however, is rather u= nseemly involvement by Microsoft around the periphery of SCO's funding," = Haff said. "Given that Microsoft, on the one hand, is a convicted monopol= ist and that, on the other, SCO's financial dealings and actions look inc= reasingly shady, Microsoft should certainly be worried about even a littl= e bit of SCO's stench rubbing off." </p> <p> A Microsoft representative on Thursday repeated the company's assertions = from last week that "Microsoft has no direct or indirect financial relati= onship with BayStar." The representative declined to comment on why the r= eferral took place or whether the company was looking into the matter. </p> <p> SCO spokesman Blake Stowell declined to comment. </p> <newselement type=3D"table"> <table width=3D"*" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" border=3D"0" align= =3D"left"> <tr><td colspan=3D"5" width=3D"*" height=3D"10"> <img src=3D"/b.gif" width=3D"1" height=3D"10" border=3D"0" /></td></tr> <= tr><td rowspan=3D"3" width=3D"10"><img src=3D"/b.gif" width=3D"10" height= =3D"1" border=3D"0" /></td> <td colspan=3D"3" width=3D"*" height=3D"1" bgcolor=3D"#CCCCCC"> <img src=3D"/b.gif" width=3D"1" height=3D"1" border=3D"0" /></td><td rows= pan=3D"3" width=3D"10"><img src=3D"/b.gif" width=3D"10" height=3D"1" bord= er=3D"0" /></td></tr> <tr><td width=3D"10"><img src=3D"/b.gif" width=3D"10" height=3D"1" border= =3D"0" /></td> <td width=3D"*"> <img src=3D"/b.gif" width=3D"1" height=3D"8" border=3D"0" /><br /> <b class=3D"dr2">Flashback</b><br /> News.com's related coverage of<br />SCO=92s claims against Linux<br /> <p> <img src=3D"/i/ne/en/2002/03/java/redarrow.gif" width=3D"8" height=3D"10"= border=3D"0" hspace=3D"6" /><span class=3D"a1f"><a href=3D"/2100-1016-99= 1464.html?tag=3Dnl" title=3D"SCO sues Big Blue over Unix, Linux -- Thursd= ay, Mar 6, 2003"> SCO sues Big Blue <br />over Unix, Linux</a> (March 6, = 2003)</span><br /> <img src=3D"/i/ne/en/2002/03/java/redarrow.gif" width=3D"8" height=3D"10"= border=3D"0" hspace=3D"6" /><span class=3D"a1f"><a href=3D"/2100-1016-99= 9371.html?tag=3Dnl" title=3D"SCO: Unix code copied into Linux -- Thursday= , May 1, 2003"> SCO: Unix code <br />copied into Linux</a> (May 1, 2003)<= /span><br /> <img src=3D"/i/ne/en/2002/03/java/redarrow.gif" width=3D"8" height=3D"10"= border=3D"0" hspace=3D"6" /><span class=3D"a1f"><a href=3D"/2100-1016-10= 01609.html?tag=3Dnl" title=3D"SCO targets Linux customers -- Wednesday, M= ay 14, 2003"> SCO targets <br />Linux customers</a> (May 14, 2003)</span>= <br /> <img src=3D"/i/ne/en/2002/03/java/redarrow.gif" width=3D"8" height=3D"10"= border=3D"0" hspace=3D"6" /><span class=3D"a1f"><a href=3D"/2008-1082-10= 23765.html?tag=3Dnl" title=3D"Torvalds: What, me worry? 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In its most recent quarter, the compan= y spent $3.4 million in its legal actions and other aspects of its SCOsou= rce initiative to profit from Linux use. </p> <p> In May 2003, SCO said it didn't need any more funding, but in October, <a= href=3D"/2100-7344-5092702.html?tag=3Dnl" title=3D"SCO gets $50 million = investment -- Thursday, Oct 16, 2003">BayStar made the $50 million invest= ment</a>--$30 million of which came from the Royal Bank of Canada, which = BayStar said has participated in several of its investments. In addition,= Microsoft has paid SCO millions of dollars in a <a href=3D"/2100-1016-10= 07715.html?tag=3Dnl" title=3D"Microsoft sends message with Unix deal -- M= onday, May 19, 2003">Unix licensing deal announced in May</a>. </p> <p> SCO's actions have flown in the face of the enthusiastic embrace of Linux= by just about every major computing company besides Microsoft. Strong Li= nux allies include Intel, Computer Associates, SAP, Hewlett-Packard, Dell= , Oracle, IBM, BMC and Motorola. And SCO's actions haven't stopped Linux'= s growth: In the fourth quarter of 2003, <a href=3D"/2100-7344-5166155.ht= ml?tag=3Dnl" title=3D"Linux server sales show high-end trend -- Thursday,= Feb 26, 2004">Linux server sales grew 63 percent to $960 million</a> and= unit shipments increased 52 percent to 250,000, according to market rese= arch firm IDC. </p> <p> Open-source advocates are not the only ones suspicious of the BayStar dea= l. In its legal fight with SCO, <a href=3D"/2100-7344-5106450.html?tag=3D= nl" title=3D"SCO subpoenas Linux leaders -- Wednesday, Nov 12, 2003">IBM = subpoenaed BayStar</a>. Big Blue declined to comment on whether it plans = to send new subpoenas to Microsoft. </p> <p> Helping SCO find funding may in fact advance Microsoft goals that are ant= icompetitive, but it isn't necessarily a basis for a lawsuit under the Sh= erman Antitrust Act, said Andy Gavil, an antitrust expert at the Howard U= niversity School of Law. The reason: Filing lawsuits is protected under t= he First Amendment. </p> <p> "There are many examples of firms funding somebody else to sue their riva= ls. Sure, their underlying goals are anticompetitive, but they're exercis= ing First Amendment rights in filing lawsuits," Gavil said. "Even if the = goal is to squelch competition, as it frequently is in patent and copyrig= ht cases, it can't be a violation of the Sherman Act if all you're doing = is exercising your valid right to initiate litigation." </p> <p> Boies has plenty of experience in antitrust litigation. He represented IB= M when the U.S. Justice Department alleged Big Blue violated antitrust la= w, then he led the department's later case against Microsoft. (When repre= senting IBM, Boies worked for <a href=3D"/2100-1016-994464.html?tag=3Dnl"= title=3D"IBM hires Boies' ex-firm in SCO lawsuit -- Thursday, Mar 27, 20= 03">Cravath Swaine &#38; Moore</a>, which now is defending IBM in the SCO= case.) </p><p> Microsoft's actions also aren't likely to run afoul of the Justice Depart= ment settlement, said Richard Donovan, an antitrust partner with law firm= Kelley Drye &#38; Warren. </p> <p> "The Microsoft settlement with the DOJ does not cover something like this= =2E It dealt with commitments about interoperability and dealings with OE= Ms," Donovan said, referring to original equipment manufacturers, a term = for computer makers. 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