Re: sco unix copyright attribution on site

> On 8/14/07, Theo de Raadt <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > This section of http://www.openbsd.org/policy.html appears to no longer be
> > > true:
> > >
> > > "Caldera
> > >
> > > Caldera (now known as the SCO group) is the current owner of the Unix code
> > > copyrights. On 23 January 2002, the original Unix code (versions 1 through
> > > seven, including 32V) was freed by Caldera. This code is now available under
> > > a 4-term BSD-style license <http://www.tuhs.org/Archive/Caldera-license.pdf>.
> > > As a result, it is now possible to incorporate real Unix code into OpenBSD
> > > (though this code is quite old and generally requires significant changes to
> > > bring it up to date)."
> >
> > How is it not true?
> >
> > Since it entails copyright law, it is an unrevokeable offer.
> >
> >
> 
> I think he was saying that SCO does not own the UNIX copyright, at
> least so ruled a judge in the SCO v. Novell case or whatever.

Well, we'll see how it pans out.  Sorry, but it is not as clear-cut as
you state it, I believe.  Novell had tons of time to contest that
letter since it was so widely known.

And quite frankly, I doubt anything is different now.