"We do have concerns about our intellectual property in general," McBride said in an interview. "To us, it's not an issue of: Is Linux violating (SCO intellectual property)? It's an issue of: Is anybody violating it?"-- Darl McBride, 2003-01-22

"We've been looking at this for months. Every time we turn over a stone, there's something there," McBride said. "If you pull down (Mac) OS X you'll see a lot of copyright postings that point back to Unix Systems Laboratories, which is what we hold."

... "Instead of going after people, we're giving people a chance to license," McBride said. Customers with numerous servers will receive discounts, he added.-- Darl McBride, 2003-01-22

"There are a number of gating factors against SCO filing lawsuits against companies and individuals," Quandt said. "Even if they pursue some level of legal action, they will be placing themselves in contention with their potential customers since SCO also has a Linux strategy. Organizations who have a vested interest in working with Linux companies will resist a shotgun approach to switching to another Linux distribution provider like SCO."-- Stacey Quandt, 2003-01-22