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- AIX vs Solaris (5)
- AIX vs Solaris (5)Sun at risk.Quoting:"Within Sun the commitment to Solaris/SPARC is pretty absolute - and open sourcing just about everything has reduced the benefit a big competitor might get if someone launched a financial attack on the company."Yes, giving away things of value makes the company less interesting to...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, SCO Group Inc., IBM Corp., IBM AIX, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris
- Discussion threads 2007-10-24
- Can Microsoft get its $12 million back from SCO?
- Can Microsoft get its $12 million back from SCO?It's only $12 millionI would think they'd rather part with the $12 million than set precedent and have to refund Novell and others its protection money if it is ever shown that Novell's Linux does not infringe on MS patents.Why?They can make...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, SCO Group Inc., Microsoft Corp., Novell Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-08-13
- Microsoft appoints Linux interoperability chief
- Microsoft appoints Linux interoperability chiefYes, controversialThe idea of interoperability will indeed be verrry controversial, and downright blasphemous. How dare Microsoft recognize that they have to live with the existence of Linux in this world and thus make an effort to interoperate.Loverock, who seems to be absent these days, would...
- Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Linux, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-06-11
- Novell document dump makes it look like a scandal
- The Washington game of dumping incriminating documents late on a Friday is well-known. When someone does it, suspicions are raised. (Image from the blog of La Shawn Barber.)Now Novell has done just that with its Friday night document dump on the Microsoft agreement. Just to make us even more suspicious,...
- Tags: FOSS, GPL, Legal, Linux, Linux Desktop OS, Linux Server OS, Microsoft, Patents
- Blog posts 2007-05-27
- SCO bankruptcy called imminent
- Groklaw reports, quoting documents filed by Novell, that SCOs bankruptcy is "inevitable" and "imminent."Novell was replying PDF to SCOs opposition to its motion for summary judgement, which could end the case. Pamela Jones of Groklaw also says the documents hint Microsoft and Sun were actually buying SCOSource licenses, and that...
- Tags: General, Linux, Software Licensing, Enterprise Policy, Legal, Patents, Microsoft, management, Novell Inc., SCO Group Inc.
- Blog posts 2007-01-09
- Microsoft and Novell, strategic partnerhip or unholy alliance?
- Microsoft and Novell, strategic partnerhip or unholy alliance?stop making stuff up"SCO also claims ownership to SVR4 and UnixWare, which they believe they acquired from Novell in 1995""That said, if Novell loses its suit with SCO which seems unlikely"Have you read the contract papers. If you havent stop making stuff up....
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Microsoft Corp., SCO UnixWare, alliance, SCO Group Inc., Novell Inc., SVR4
- Discussion threads 2006-11-03
- Rx for Linux: Part 2 - SCO, Patents, and Money
- Rx for Linux: Part 2 - SCO, Patents, and Money...except that's not what happened.".. the basic claim is just that some IBM people allowed some contractually protected Unix system code to leak into the Linux development tree. Well duh, the issue here isn't whether it happened ..."Well, DUH, that's exactly...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Patent Law, Linux, IBM Corp., SCO Group Inc., Sun Solaris, Unix
- Discussion threads 2005-10-18
- Rx for Linux: Part 2 - SCO, Patents, and Money
- Right now a person with a bright new programming idea and a full time job that doesn't involve commercializing bright new programming ideas for the employer faces a tough problem. How tough it is depends on where the person is, because licensing and patent issues will affect his choices quite...
- Tags: Linux, programming idea
- Blog posts 2005-10-18
- SCO e-mail: No 'smoking gun' in Linux code
- SCO e-mail: No 'smoking gun' in Linux codeWas there ever any question?Of course not!Be ready for SCO to go belly up here soon. IBM's gonna layeth the smacketh down now!Thanks for playing!And the MS funded SCO FUD descends into a jokeOf course it won't stop the MS fanboys and their...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, e-mail, IBM Corp., JFS, SCO Group Inc., Linux
- Discussion threads 2005-07-14
- SCO reports deeper loss, shrinking revenue
- SCO reports deeper loss, shrinking revenueClarification"Costs for the SCOsource program are high, however: $4.3 million for the quarter and $19.7 million for the entire year. Through a new agreement that caps payments to law firm Boies Schiller & Flexner, the company expects to pay $3 million in legal fees. ...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, SCO Group Inc.
- Discussion threads 2004-12-21
- SCO to launch legal Web site
- SCO to launch legal Web siteSomeone stick a fork in these cronheads!They're DONE! Kaplooey!:-)Hmm, I wonder if they'll post any of the infringing source code[i][/i]They'll have to watch what they publishThey do have first amendment rights and I believe in their right to exercise them. But being an involved party...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Web, Groklaw, SCO Group Inc., Web site
- Discussion threads 2004-10-13
- SCO to cap legal expenses
- SCO to cap legal expensesIs it really worth it?Do they really think it's worth it to keep fighting this battle? They're only slowing down the inevitable. They're not going to win.Something wrong with their math...Let's see, $43 million minus $31 million for the lawyers equals $12 million, but they lost...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, BayStar, lawsuit strategy, SCO Group Inc., Darl
- Discussion threads 2004-08-31
- IBM asks for Linux ban on SCO
- IBM asks for Linux ban on SCOCase closed?We will have to wait and see about this if it does happens SCO is toast... Financially and as a company.There i said it!Flame on....Would someonejust please shoot Darl and Co. and get this over with?HA!!!So IBM does indeed want a court ruling...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Linux, SCO Group Inc., GPL, IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2004-08-19
- SCO may raise 'Linux' license fees
- SCO may raise 'Linux' license feesSCO's claims...are such a farce.If you lose money because you believed...hahaha.But how were you to know as Darl and Co. were supposed to tell the truth.It's funny how the media can't catch on which makes me wonder how really stupid ZDnet is being about other...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Linux, SCO Group Inc.
- Discussion threads 2004-08-10
- SCO's McBride takes over the offense
- SCO's McBride takes over the offenseOh noooo.... not the wet noodle again!Ouch... getting hit with a wet noodle sure does smart..When all is said and done, Darl will have a nice room at Club Fed.You can not stop FREEdom.Amazing difference in presentationHow very different to the slant published by The...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, newSCO, SCO Group Inc.
- Discussion threads 2004-08-05
- SCO, BayStar resume squabbling
- SCO, BayStar resume squabblingSCO = M$hill joke.And the GPL was just declared legal in Germany..BayStar, Give It Up !!! . . . You've been had . . .Take what you got - and be happy. You are unlikely to get anything else from those sniveling SCO crooks.YOU'VE BEEN...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., BayStar, SCO Group Inc.
- Discussion threads 2004-07-23
- Document shows SCO prepped lawsuit against BofA
- Document shows SCO prepped lawsuit against BofAThis is so wrongI'm ashamed this farce is being allowed to continue in our country.A hundred million funnelled from Microsoft to SCOHalloween X: Follow The Money 3 Mar 2004http://www.opensource.org/halloween/halloween10.htmlQUOTEA hundred million funnelled from Microsoft to SCO, of which they have $68.5 million left. Their...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, SCOsource business model, specification, Bank of America Corp., SCO Group Inc.
- Discussion threads 2004-03-04
- Torvalds, Linux users unfazed by SCO suits
- Torvalds, Linux users unfazed by SCO suitsHmm I want to buy a liscence but....I cant even find the offer on the SCO benelux (Belgum,Netherlands,luxembourg)website. It doesn't even hint at any problems with linux other then in the newssection that comes from the us site.http://www.scobenelux.com/index_products.phpWhat am I to do if I...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, SCOsource business model, SCO Group Inc., Linux
- Discussion threads 2004-03-04
- Novell raps SCO claims
- Novell raps SCO claimsWhat a convoluted mess...Hey, I don't know who is right and who is less than right, but I do know some poor judge or jury is going to go mad trying to sort through these supposed contracts and addendums...SCO Strategy: Throw enough mud at the wall, some...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, SCO Group Inc., Novell Inc., IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2004-02-11
- SCO sees loss on legal fees
- SCO sees loss on legal feesInstead of sending letters, show the evidence!Iīve heard that SCO claims on about 65 UNIX-Source-Code files had been copied to Linux.1. SCO show, that the 65 Files is your own IP2. If itīs your own IP, show the copying in Linux3. Name the person/people, who...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, handwriting, SCO Group Inc.
- Discussion threads 2003-12-22
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