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MrPopup · 08-20-2003, 01:51 PM

http://www.cbronline.com/latestnews/...256d880018c80f

SCO Preparing Legal Action Against Customer

By Matthew Aslett

SCO Group Inc is preparing to take a Linux user to court to speed up the legal process in its claim Unix code has been illegally copied into Linux, and also encourage Linux users to take out a license for its intellectual property.

The company has signed one large customer up to its Intellectual Property License for Linux, but faces opposition from many more who believe SCO must prove its claims in a court of law before they will hand over the $700 per CPU for the license.

Speaking at SCO's Forum event in Las Vegas, president and CEO Darl McBride said SCO preparing to speed-up the legal process and convince the skeptics. "We are prepared to have this heard on a quicker basis in a customer environment if that's what it takes to quicken it up," he said.

NBDesign · 08-20-2003, 01:55 PM

I thought Linux was freebased software... I mean you can get the OS free from RedHat and other sites..

700.00 for a single license... making micro$oft look better and better all the time.

Sorry... not freebased... opensource.

buran · 08-20-2003, 02:03 PM

Anyone who pays this is stupid. SCO is in it's death throws, and so they apparently took a que from Acacia and decided adding lawyers to staff was a good idea.

Keep up on Slashdot.org, yesterday SCO showed just a couple of the "millions and millions" of infringing lines of code. What they didn't research was whether that code had been released to the public domain prior to their aquisition of the license, and it had been.

And if you're honestly concerned about it, install FreeBSD.

NBDesign · 08-20-2003, 02:06 PM

Ever hear of Seux... or however it is spelled.. I have a copy of that... a friend gave it to me and said it was free like the rest.. but I have not installed it on anything yet... he says it's better than RedHats version of Linux.

FreeBSD.... is it really free? Can you run windoes based programs on it? I want a Mac... but all my software is for PC so I have not made the move yet... cannot afford to buy all new software.

Fabuleux · 08-20-2003, 02:10 PM

They tried to take IBM to court, but they told SCO to

So now IBM take SCO to court. "They failed to make their business a succes and as an emergency action they try to fright people claming they are using intellectual property, but SCO has no rights to claim because of the General Public Licence model."

Sorry for my bad English...

This is like the ACASIA case.

OFFBEAT · 08-20-2003, 02:17 PM

Apparently there is infriging code in Linux, but until SCO releases the lines code, it will be hard to determine where that code came from..

And by the way, FreeBSD does not support as many peripherals as Linux does therefore it is not quite ready for widespread desktop use.

markell · 08-20-2003, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by OFFBEAT

And by the way, FreeBSD does not support as many peripherals as Linux does therefore it is not quite ready for widespread desktop use.

but freebsd is more stabe and secure than linux

Carrie · 08-20-2003, 02:36 PM

$700 per CPU? Who do they think they are, Adobe?
"You must pay 6 times as much for our software, even though there are other programs much cheaper and just as good. Call it bragging rights."

Nathan · 08-20-2003, 02:42 PM

NB,

FreeBSD is really free... its "freeer" than linux is really looking at stuff like RedHat's or SuSE's Server Versions of their distribution which cost over $700...

No such thing on *BSD

FreeBSD can run 99% of the apps Linux can run.

As far as Windows apps go, I have never tested Windows Emulators on FreeBSD, but they exist.

You mentioned Mac. OSX is based on NeXT, which is/was a *BSD system. Its networking core is mostly FreeBSD I think, but as far as I know many other *BSDs use that too.

There are special Windows emulators for OSX, but again, never tested them.

NBDesign · 08-20-2003, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Nathan
RedHat's or SuSE's Server Versions of their distribution which cost over $700...

Ok... so these programs are NOT free? hmmm.. I was able to download RedHat from their site... maybe not the pro version... but the ful OS fir free... can I not use it?

SuSE I am not sure of because I have never heard of that one before.. but my friend tells me it's free like RedHat... Good thing I never installed either...

Would like to get another box and try them though... Would be nice to get away from the windoes system I hate Micro$oft... ok... maybe not hate... but I want something better...

08-20-2003, 01:51 PM	#1
MrPopup Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: on the internet Posts: 3,783	Use Linux on The Desktop? You are about to be sued! http://www.cbronline.com/latestnews/...256d880018c80f SCO Preparing Legal Action Against Customer By Matthew Aslett SCO Group Inc is preparing to take a Linux user to court to speed up the legal process in its claim Unix code has been illegally copied into Linux, and also encourage Linux users to take out a license for its intellectual property. The company has signed one large customer up to its Intellectual Property License for Linux, but faces opposition from many more who believe SCO must prove its claims in a court of law before they will hand over the $700 per CPU for the license. Speaking at SCO's Forum event in Las Vegas, president and CEO Darl McBride said SCO preparing to speed-up the legal process and convince the skeptics. "We are prepared to have this heard on a quicker basis in a customer environment if that's what it takes to quicken it up," he said. __________________ <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" border="1" bgcolor="#008000"><tr><td><font size=3>Gone</font></td></tr></table>

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NBDesign Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The other side of Hell Posts: 5,814	I thought Linux was freebased software... I mean you can get the OS free from RedHat and other sites.. 700.00 for a single license... making micro$oft look better and better all the time. Sorry... not freebased... opensource. __________________ Use Lensman's program and get the most for your hard earned traffic. Get Heidi for your site Here. Lots of sets to choose from. She makes a great Addition to any site. Grab one Grab All.

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buran Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: how'd I get here? Posts: 264	Anyone who pays this is stupid. SCO is in it's death throws, and so they apparently took a que from Acacia and decided adding lawyers to staff was a good idea. Keep up on Slashdot.org, yesterday SCO showed just a couple of the "millions and millions" of infringing lines of code. What they didn't research was whether that code had been released to the public domain prior to their aquisition of the license, and it had been. And if you're honestly concerned about it, install FreeBSD. __________________ [this signature intentionally left blank]

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NBDesign Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The other side of Hell Posts: 5,814	Ever hear of Seux... or however it is spelled.. I have a copy of that... a friend gave it to me and said it was free like the rest.. but I have not installed it on anything yet... he says it's better than RedHats version of Linux. FreeBSD.... is it really free? Can you run windoes based programs on it? I want a Mac... but all my software is for PC so I have not made the move yet... cannot afford to buy all new software. __________________ Use Lensman's program and get the most for your hard earned traffic. Get Heidi for your site Here. Lots of sets to choose from. She makes a great Addition to any site. Grab one Grab All.

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Fabuleux Confirmed User Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,543	They tried to take IBM to court, but they told SCO to So now IBM take SCO to court. "They failed to make their business a succes and as an emergency action they try to fright people claming they are using intellectual property, but SCO has no rights to claim because of the General Public Licence model." Sorry for my bad English... This is like the ACASIA case. __________________

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OFFBEAT Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA, US Posts: 398	Apparently there is infriging code in Linux, but until SCO releases the lines code, it will be hard to determine where that code came from.. And by the way, FreeBSD does not support as many peripherals as Linux does therefore it is not quite ready for widespread desktop use.

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Carrie Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Virgin - nee Posts: 3,162	$700 per CPU? Who do they think they are, Adobe? "You must pay 6 times as much for our software, even though there are other programs much cheaper and just as good. Call it bragging rights."

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Nathan Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,108	NB, FreeBSD is really free... its "freeer" than linux is really looking at stuff like RedHat's or SuSE's Server Versions of their distribution which cost over $700... No such thing on BSD FreeBSD can run 99% of the apps Linux can run. As far as Windows apps go, I have never tested Windows Emulators on FreeBSD, but they exist. You mentioned Mac. OSX is based on NeXT, which is/was a BSD system. Its networking core is mostly FreeBSD I think, but as far as I know many other *BSDs use that too. There are special Windows emulators for OSX, but again, never tested them. __________________ "Think about it a little more and you'll agree with me, because you're smart and I'm right." - Charlie Munger