Re: Article from Network World

From: N. Leenders (nadine_at_UALBERTA.CA)
Date: 05/28/03

  • Next message: Anthony F. Fiore: "Re: Article from Network World"
    Date:         Wed, 28 May 2003 10:14:23 -0600
    To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
    
    

    I wonder if SCO is trying to push everyone over to the Unix they are
    licensing to Microsoft.
     - Nadine

    On Wed, 28 May 2003, Bill Verzal wrote:

    > Here is a snippet from Scott Bradner's column from the May 26 issue of
    > Network World. I don't know his source, so take it at face value and do
    > your own research - as I am...
    >
    >
    > SCO says that, while doing research to support the suit, it found a number of places where SCO
    > secret software code was used in Linux. The company, at least in part, blames IBM for the code
    > being there. SCO says it will cancel IBM's Unix license, which IBM needs in order to ship its
    > version of Unix called AIX, in the middle of June because of the violations. Then, in spite of
    > claiming that it is not out to destroy Linux, SCO sent mail to 1,500 corporate users of Linux
    > strongly hinting that SCO might come after them next.
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > BV
    > --------------------------------------------------------
    >
    > Bill Verzal
    > AIX Administrator, Komatsu America
    > (847) 970-3726
    >


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