[OT] I can't belive this can be happen ????????

[Alma J Wetzker]

In reguards to SCO, we have to remember that SUN is paying a good chunk 
of SCO's legal fees.  The traditional *nix vendors have had some very 
profitable niches gutted by Windoze.  They are starting to see the same 
from linux and M$ has also noticed.  I think they are all working to 
shut down linux on the "The enemy of my enemy is my friend" theory.  The 
only problem is who has the dagger and who has the back between SUN and 
M$?  Any bets?

     -- Alma

> Re: [OT] I can't belive this can be happen ????????
> ronnie gauthier <ronnieg at chartermi.net>
> Tue, 22 Jul 2003 13:06:49 -0500
> 
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> On Tue, 22 Jul 2003 06:04:34 -0400 - Michael Scottaline <nbhs2 at i-2000.com> wrote
> the following
> Re: Re: [OT] I can't belive this can be happen ????????
> 
> I dont think that anything seen on the surface is SCO's real intention.
> 
> Linux has taken a huge bite out of the *nix market and as a result
> commercial UNIX is not worth as much as it once was and related incomes are also
> dropping fast. Now we all know that if there is any bad code in the kernal any
> developer has already seen it(or cant reliably prove they didnt) and it will be
> difficult to continue as is. SCO could possibly stop the distribution of any
> kernal 2.4 and later. Which is what they want to, and will if a judge
> allows/agrees to it. But I dont think they want license fees because surely
> their planned binary only distribution is a violation of the GPL and they will
> be barred from distributing it. Now we have a mexican stand off with UNIX the
> clear winner.
> 
> I dont believe in a conspiricy around every corner but...
> SCO did not plan this alone
> M$ was much happier when it was a *nix/Win playing field 
> M$ would do anything in its power to make it so again 
> 
> As Captain Picard would say, "Make it so number one".