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but why can't the public see the offending Linux code that resides in the SCO unix. If its already in Linux then many people have already seen it, so copying important code is a redundant thought because thats already happened according to SCO.
So whats the harm in showing stolen code if its already out in public?
The question presumes that there's actually stolen code in SCO UNIX. That's what they say, but who knows? If they actually showed the code, there's a very good chance that it would be revealed to have been freely available from third party sources. Or that it would show that some SCO code was actually stolen from the Open Source community. Or that the supposedly stolen code doesn't amount to more than a few lines here and there.
Anyway, they are probably afraid that this would weaken their case. As I've been saying all along, SCO isn't interested in taking this case to court. They found someone (IBM) with deep pockets, and are hoping that it's worth it to IBM to settle out of court just to make them go away, and/or it's a play for a buy-out.
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