Trying to give SCO Money, Part II: Success (sort of)

[Leon Goldstein]

M. Drew Streib wrote inter alia:

>SCO appears to be willing to sell me an item for which my only knowledge
>is some non-binding assurances from a sales rep and a line on my credit
>card bill that says "Linux license".
>

I think this is tied in to the recent German court's fine of 10,000 
Euros SCO has to pay for posting its as yet unproven claims on German 
websites.

I can see SCO being wary of licensing something, for gain, that may 
later prove to be  not theirs to license.
If the SCO suite is dismissed or fails, people who bought the phantom 
license will have a hard time getting their money back, since they will 
not be able to demonstrate how they were damaged.  The license fee is 
nothing more than a contribution, since there is nothing received in return.

You might as well spend your money one one of those magnetic things you 
clamp around your fuel line to improve your mileage.

The philosophy behind SCO's crypto-license may be related to the 
business practice of settling nuisance suites (that have little or no 
merit) just to avoid wasting time and money.  

-- 
Leon A. Goldstein

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