SCO Woes III: 6 weeks later. I still can't buy a license from SCO.

2003-10-09 Thread M. Drew Streib
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 SCO Woes III: 6 weeks later. I still can't buy a license from SCO. by Drew It has been six weeks since my initial contact with SCO regarding getting a license for my Linux appliance server business, and SCO's apathy towards the sale is as great

Re: SCO Woes III: 6 weeks later. I still can't buy a license from SCO.

2003-10-09 Thread Bruce Marshall
On Thursday 09 October 2003 10:57 am, M. Drew Streib wrote: SCO Woes III: 6 weeks later. I still can't buy a license from SCO. by Drew It has been six weeks since my initial contact with SCO regarding getting a license for my Linux appliance server business, and SCO's apathy towards the sale

Re: SCO Woes III: 6 weeks later. I still can't buy a license from SCO.

2003-10-09 Thread Collins Richey
On Thu, 9 Oct 2003 10:57:53 -0400 M. Drew Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED] (by way of Douglas J Hunley[EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 SCO Woes III: 6 weeks later. I still can't buy a license from SCO. by Drew I can't believe that a sales force

Re: SCO Woes III: 6 weeks later. I still can't buy a license from SCO.

2003-10-09 Thread Shawn L Johnston
On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 11:22, Bruce Marshall wrote: On Thursday 09 October 2003 10:57 am, M. Drew Streib wrote: I have a request of Linux (or really any) news organizations. Find two or three of your best reporters and have them try, in the nicest way possible, to buy a Linux license from

Re: SCO Woes III: 6 weeks later. I still can't buy a license from SCO.

2003-10-09 Thread burns
On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 12:22, Bruce Marshall wrote: Hasn't it occurred to you that they don't want to sell you a license because if their IP claims are proven false... they could be charged with fraud?? It's just more smoke and mirrors. Fraud is a criminal charge. It would only be fraud

RE: SCO Woes III: 6 weeks later. I still can't buy a license from SCO.

2003-10-09 Thread Condon Thomas A KPWA
Hasn't it occurred to you that they don't want to sell you a license because if their IP claims are proven false... they could be charged with fraud?? It's just more smoke and mirrors. Fraud is a criminal charge. It would only be fraud if it could be proven that they had

Re: SCO Woes III: 6 weeks later. I still can't buy a license from SCO.

2003-10-09 Thread Matthew Carpenter
Who needs a salesforce where they are going? On 09 Oct 2003 12:41:35 -0500 Shawn L Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, I don't think that its a concern over fraud. I think its more likely that they've gutted their sales force. I called them last week about a product and was unable to speak