I think the underlying issue is Linux. The SCO people are seeing their
licensing fees slip away to the free Linux. As far as I've seen, every major
vendor has a Linux strategy. This is SCO's effort to strike back, discourage
defections. I think it is pretty dumb.
We have been on DEC/Compaq/HP Tru64, which started out as OSF (Open
Software Foundation) Unix. When we visit vendor booths, we ask if they've
ported to Unix. They say "sure". We ask about Tru64 and they just shake
their heads. I was hoping Linux would help this issue, but I guess the
underlying problem is binary incompatibility, and each vendor will still
have to offer a separate binary for each hardware platform.
Dennis Williams
DBA, 40%OCP, 100% DBA
Lifetouch, Inc.
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Per the below link, SCO owns Unix and they're suing IBM for a paltry
$1Billion:
http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/03/06/HNsco_1.html
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/03/06/HNsco_1.html>
How can this be?
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