Well, it’s no surprise to anyone who has followed the lawsuits filed by/against SCO over the past three or so years, but SCO has finally filed for protection under Chapter ll.

SCO’s – love them or hate them – litigious ways have always seemed like a “bet the company” move. You don’t sue your customers (AutoZone and DaimlerChrysler) without raising more than a few eyebrows; when you sue IBM for, frankly, anything, you’re in for the fight of your life.

It looks like the company has lost its bet. Bad for the employees, bad for Groklaw, but – overall – a good thing and a long time coming.

What this does to Novell – who was supposed to start a trial next week to see how much SCO owes them – is less clear.

But this appears – finally – to be the true beginning of the end of SCO’s litigation against all things Linux.