[brlug-general] I knew Gates had to be involved...

[Karthik Poobalasubramanian]

well please correct me if i am wrong but didn't M$ get
a licence for the code? that is not same as IP rights
right?
--- Jerald Sheets <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Well, the other way to look at it is...
> 
> Just how much Posix-compliant code and unix binary
> compatability was
> still in Windows, and if there, how vuilnerable
> would Microsoft be?
> 
> Instead of perusing some 50 million lines of code
> (and paying the
> man-hours for it), why not just reach in your
> smallest account at your
> smallest bank and pay SCO to avoid litigation?
> 
> 
> I don't know anything for sure, but I wonder...
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
> Of Nashid Hasan
> Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 11:53 AM
> To: General@brlug.net
> Subject: Re: [brlug-general] I knew Gates had to be
> involved...
> 
> 
> So this is it...... Microsoft will finally rule the
> World. They own
> Windows, 
> now they will own Unix and with deep pockets they
> will prove some how
> that 
> Linux is a violation of Unix IP; thus, eliminating
> Linux once and for
> all. 
> 
> Nash
> 
> 
> On Monday 19 May 2003 10:23, Shannon Roddy wrote:
> > Figures... MS is going to buy a license from SCO
> and help their 
> > campaign....
> >
> > 
>
>http://online.wsj.com/article_email/0,,SB105329732841072600-H9jeoNmlaJ2
> oZym
> >bXqHbK6Im4,00.html
> 
> 
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