The RBC is not foolhardy, and they know about linux and security. Most
probably the deal is that SCO must drop lawsuites and concentrate on new
software, software that the Bank can use, be it Linux or other. After all SCO
is a software house.
The analogy with SCO and Novell is like a divorcing couple. They had a
marriage contract and to arrive at a final divorce there is bitter fighting for
each side to get what they believe is theirs and what is not reasonable.
Particularly when one of the parties was too generous.
SCO and most business people do not believe on community software, which we
know as open source. There is no way to make and survive in software
development.
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Regards
Leslie
Mr. Leslie Satenstein
50 years in IT and going strong.
Yesterday was a good day, today is a better day,
and tomorrow will be even better.
>________________________________
>From: Jeremy <[email protected]>
>To: [email protected]
>Sent: Monday, September 5, 2011 10:04 PM
>Subject: Re: [MLUG] any banks support linux for their web sites?
>
>On 11-09-04 06:58 PM, Peter Silva wrote:
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> I have been using my bank's web site for many years to do banking, but
>> they are rolling-out a web 3.0 ish extravaganza, and it breaks badly
>> on my ubuntu. Told them about it, they don't care. Options:
>> -- switch banks? Anybody know of a bank that explicitly supports
>> Linux? I am a pretty good customer, would switch over this issue
>> though.
>> -- use some mobile/android interface that isn't IE-tastic?
>> -- other?
>
>I use RBC and no major problems with the web interface (FF, ubuntu). It is
>pretty old school, which is fine. They do lame 2-factor authentication, but it
>is good enough with a good password.
>
>I'll just throw in for good measure though:
>
>-------------
>ITBusiness.ca: Linux Users Incensed Over Royal Bank SCO Investment
>Oct 22, 2003, 16 :00 UTC (18 Talkback[s]) (14345 reads)
>
>"Canada's open source community is outraged over a decision by the Royal Bank
>of Canada to contribute towards a US$50-million investment in SCO Group.
>
>"BayStar Capital, based in San Francisco, said last Friday it has closed a
>private placement of non-voting Series A Convertible Preferred Shares in SCO,
>with a large portion of the funds coming from RBC Capital Markets. SCO said it
>would use the money towards the development of software and to help pay its
>legal and licensing costs..."
>
>http://www.linuxtoday.com/it_management/2003102201026NWBZCD
>-------------
>
>Jeremy
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