SCO’s claims of ownership of Linux — and their “license or litigate” tactics — haven’t impressed IT analysis/research firm Gartner. According to them, we ought to assume SCO is going to be laughed out of court, and should therefore not even consider paying the “license” for Linux that SCO is brazenly insisting everyone now needs. They also note, for the record, how SCO has managed to convince Boies to entertain their abuse of the tort system: lots and lots of money, much of it in the form of stock.

Excellent. I’m shocked anyone would really take SCO’s claims seriously once they examine the issue; it’s good to see someone of Gartner’s stature calling SCO, Boies, and McBride on their bullshit.