Well, possibly time for someone strong enough in the Linux community to do a hostile take over - providing they're in the public sector (haven't investigated this yet). SCO appears to be an exercises in how to alienate your consituency and cut of your nose despite your face. I really don't know what they figure to gain from this except raw cash. Certainly they won't engender a spirit of cooperation with the OSS community. I do see them doing an effective job of isolating themselves and spend alot of money in court - and apperently the money issues seem paramount to the point of litigations. Do they really think that IBM, RH, etc, etc.... are going to sit back and let SCO attempt to run rough shod over their investments and future prospects? I really don't think so! Seems that Caldera drove their business into the dirt and tried restructuring and giving themselves an new face. Now, as evident by this latest move, they appear to be unable to procure fiscal gains in the market by producing products and providing services. So, now they try to pull a quasi-license move based on perported patents/copyrights or whatever. I personally think this is the last gasp of a dying company that's trying vainly to find a steady revenue stream. Most likely just another case of a law firm whispering some CEOs ear know both that the CEO is desparate and that either win or lose the lawers get paid. Hmmmm. In the mean time this could stir up a bit of confussion that the Redmondians will be giddy to run with. I still think if someone has the money they should just buy SCO and be done with it - or perhaps that is an underlying theme to this farce? This is going to be hot and heavy and I really hope that the rest of the community keeps their focus, because I'm sure Bill and Steve are watching this one closely. Curtis. On Saturday 01 March 2003 08:28, Fred A. Miller wrote:
SCO Group shocker
http://www.open-mag.com/02873583279.htm
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