Re: Article from Network World

From: Anthony F. Fiore (anthony.fiore_at_NYU.EDU)
Date: 05/28/03

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    Date:         Wed, 28 May 2003 12:17:03 -0400
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    That's quite concerning. If they do the AIX license, I wonder what that
    could mean to customers like us...

    Thanks for the info, Bill.

    -Anthony

    Bill Verzal wrote:

    >Taken from SCO's web site...
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    > SCO is also demanding
    > that IBM cease these
    > anti-competitive
    > practices based on
    > specific requirements
    > sent in a notification
    > letter to IBM. If
    > these requirements are
    > not met, SCO will have
    > the authority to
    > revoke IBM's AIX
    > license 100 days
    > following the receipt
    > of SCO's letter.
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    >--------------------------------------------------------
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    >Bill Verzal
    >AIX Administrator, Komatsu America
    >(847) 970-3726
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    >| | 05/28/2003 09:58 |
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    > | To: AIX-L, Chris Marler/HQ/KAIC, Len Jesse/HQ/KAIC, campm@bcbsil.com, greg_roesch@bcbsil.com |
    > | cc: |
    > | Subject: Article from Network World |
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    >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...
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    > 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.
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    >BV
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    >Bill Verzal
    >AIX Administrator, Komatsu America
    >(847) 970-3726
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    --
    Anthony Fiore
    System Administrator
    ITS Operations and Production Services
    New York University
    anthony.fiore@nyu.edu
    

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