The SCO - Unix Battle - GoFuckYourself.com

FillmoreSlim · 05-28-2003, 09:47 AM

(anyone else think the whole SCO-*nix legal battle reeks of corporate espionage dedicated to undermining the entire destop computing community?...Somewhere is there a Redmond connection?)

http://www.forbes.com/technology/new...rtr984048.html

SCO says it does own Unix contract rights

NEW YORK, May 28 (Reuters) - The SCO Group Inc. (nasdaq: SCOX - news - people) on Wednesday said it owned the contract rights to the Unix operating system, dismissing a claim from Novell Inc (nasdaq: SCOX - news - people) that it had no rights to the software.

PowerCum · 05-28-2003, 10:17 AM

So my own linux distro compilled completely by me from the source code belongs to SCO ? no way.

FillmoreSlim · 05-28-2003, 10:23 AM

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Originally posted by PowerCum
So my own linux distro compilled completely by me from the source code belongs to SCO ? no way.

well if the courts have their way you can be sure to thank the intellectual property lawyers who will most certainly be getting a $$$ cut from whatever distros you compile.

Libertine · 05-28-2003, 10:23 AM

Unix is an actual os, and should not be confused with "*nix", in which one can include linux.

PowerCum · 05-28-2003, 10:25 AM

Also... SCO crashes a lot... It is as stable as my winblow$ 98 that I use to play games.

The Alibi · 05-28-2003, 03:22 PM

When novell bitchslaps you, it's time to throw in the towel.

SandraB · 05-28-2003, 05:08 PM

Here is some info on the case OSI Position Paper on the SCO-vs.-IBM Complaint

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