"I'm hoping that this doesn't set back the whole evolution of open-source development and Linux too much," Claybrook said. "The more [the lawsuit] is dragged out, the more uncertain the future of Linux becomes."-- Bill Claybrook, 2003-03-12

"So far, I don't think it would have an impact on Red Hat," said Katherine Egbert, analyst with CE Unterberg Towbin. "I don't know how you would enforce patents on something like open-source."-- Katherine Egbert, 2003-03-12

"It's kind of irrelevant who wins the lawsuit," said Victor Raisys, analyst with Soundview Technology Group in San Francisco. "You can't take back the fact that someone has tried to claim intellectual property on Linux. The genie is out of the bottle."-- Victor Raisys, 2003-03-12

"Linux customers and vendors will be forced to consider their legal liability due to intellectual property issues," he wrote.-- Victor Raisys, 2003-03-12