I do not think that M$ or SCO wants people to know that M$ has given more money to SCO. I think M$ would admit it runs Linux in labs.

-Charles

At 10:41 AM 8/14/2003 -0400, you wrote:
Let's assume the company was Microsoft.  Do you (meaning everyone reading
this) think that the reason SCO didn't release the name is because M$
doesn't want the world to know it's running Linux (even in labs), or some
other reason?  If so, what reason?

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> P. L. Charles Fischer wrote:
> <snip>
> > So who do you think bought the license?
> <snip>
> > So my answer to the first question must be Microsoft. I am sure
> > Microsoft has Linux running in labs, running bench marks and trying to
> > break Samba. It fits with the Microsoft MO to buy the SCO license. More
> > FUD thrown at Linux.
>
> I heard somewhere that M$ paid $6m for a blanket license to cover some
> of their products that work with unix.  Seems more like a "soft money"
> contribution, to me.
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