On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 10:42:13 -0500, Stuart Biggerstaff wrote: >Well, let's see: > >Microsoft benefits by what SCO is doing, but a big part of the origin of >Caldera was a successful lawsuit against them. Also, they had a big chunk >of old SCO and dumped it as worthless--making them look foolish if the >current management has found the magic bullet to kill Linux, while >Microsoft couldn't see it. Also, Microsoft "gets" GPL. They don't like >it, but they get it. But they threw money at SCO for licensing they really >didn't need. > >Sun has made some noises similar to what SCO has, about paying for their >(Linux) products to avoid IP issues. They seem somewhat in favor of open >source, but apparently have some inclination to co-opt same. And they have >also bought SCO licensing that it didn't really look like they need. > >And then there's the lawyer whose head office is in--ahem--Armonk, NY. And >apparently has had past dealings with IBM. And this crap started just >after SCO hired him... > >Who's the villain? >
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