Amid clamor over if software should be free, unanswered question remains: why won't IBM indemnify customers against SCO legal claims? HP has SCO indemnification. Microsoft now indemnifies. [atnewyork.com]
Some analysts are clamoring for IBM to make such a promise, but IBM refuses, which makes some people wonder: if IBM code is clean, why won't IBM shield its customers? [Forbes]
Many Linux customers have no intention of paying SCO for a UnixWare license to indemnify them from legal liability for using the Linux operating system. [eWeek]