SCO says it's time for Linux users to pay up

technobeast · 07-22-2003, 01:23 AM

SCO is giving the "tainted" Linux users out there a way to clean up their filthy ways via a licensing program that will begin in the coming weeks.

P.S. This is taken from theRegister- didn't want to publish it on the first page since it wrecks Linux reputation. We'll keep it here for our members:

Source: TheRegister

beta3 · 07-22-2003, 01:36 AM

I personally question the resource. I have never heard of it and don't know if its information is true. I do know that SCO broke the GPL repeaditely, by A. Not issueing a GPL with their linux distro. and B. not siteing the GPL which most of their code is based on. Read more at the Inquirer

technobeast · 07-22-2003, 01:42 AM

Never heard of TheRegister? lol w00t!.

the flinger · 07-22-2003, 12:48 PM

lol!
yeah, the time they make me pay for linux is the time i take it off my system.
so

on that

Kungfucious · 07-22-2003, 06:29 PM

why does every company want to suck dry the people that actually get them to where they are... bunch of money grabbing pieces of S**T

technobeast · 07-23-2003, 03:26 AM

w00t!
See THIS article. The jedi strike back.

Polariz · 07-23-2003, 10:50 PM

In a recent article on CNET news SCO have taken their next step in their lawsuit against IBM. IBM 'donated' unix code to the Linux community that has now turned out to be copyrighted by SCO after they bought the rights from Novell. There are also major amounts of code turning up in the Linux Kernel that can be apparently proved to be copied from the Unix systems that SCO owns the rights to.

Hence SCO are sueing IBM for a cool $3billion.

SCO are not out to destroy the Linux community but if this lawsuit goes ahead it's going to cause problems. According to the CEO of SCO (If I remember correctly) some of the major technology behind Linux's SMP capabilities relate to these copyright problems. So if you had to take away Linux's fundamental use in high end servers, there's going to be a problem.

Oh dear...

Look on the news page for the CNET 'video and audio' SCO's lawsuit against IBM hits next stage (Can't give proper linkage, it's some javascript link thing).

Polariz · 07-23-2003, 10:53 PM

By the way 'Theregister' is a UK site, so maybe why you havent heard of it

Another close one that you probably heard of is The inquirer.

07-22-2003, 01:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
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07-23-2003, 03:26 AM	#6 (permalink)
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07-22-2003, 01:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
beta3 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1	I personally question the resource. I have never heard of it and don't know if its information is true. I do know that SCO broke the GPL repeaditely, by A. Not issueing a GPL with their linux distro. and B. not siteing the GPL which most of their code is based on. Read more at the Inquirer

07-23-2003, 10:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
Polariz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 79	In a recent article on CNET news SCO have taken their next step in their lawsuit against IBM. IBM 'donated' unix code to the Linux community that has now turned out to be copyrighted by SCO after they bought the rights from Novell. There are also major amounts of code turning up in the Linux Kernel that can be apparently proved to be copied from the Unix systems that SCO owns the rights to. Hence SCO are sueing IBM for a cool $3billion. SCO are not out to destroy the Linux community but if this lawsuit goes ahead it's going to cause problems. According to the CEO of SCO (If I remember correctly) some of the major technology behind Linux's SMP capabilities relate to these copyright problems. So if you had to take away Linux's fundamental use in high end servers, there's going to be a problem. Oh dear... Look on the news page for the CNET 'video and audio' SCO's lawsuit against IBM hits next stage (Can't give proper linkage, it's some javascript link thing). __________________ AMD Athlon64 3500+ CPU, Socket 939/Newcastle/CBAXC Week 3604 @ 2423MHz Shuttle SN95G v1.3 /nForce3 2x 512mb TwinMOS PC3200 128bit Geforce 6800 128mb AGP8x 240GB Hard Disks Sony DVDRW DL

07-23-2003, 10:53 PM	#8 (permalink)
Polariz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 79	By the way 'Theregister' is a UK site, so maybe why you havent heard of it Another close one that you probably heard of is The inquirer. __________________ AMD Athlon64 3500+ CPU, Socket 939/Newcastle/CBAXC Week 3604 @ 2423MHz Shuttle SN95G v1.3 /nForce3 2x 512mb TwinMOS PC3200 128bit Geforce 6800 128mb AGP8x 240GB Hard Disks Sony DVDRW DL

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