[TriLUG] SCO Linux License

[P. L. Charles Fischer]

I do not think that M$ or SCO wants people to know that M$ has given more 
money to SCO.  I think M$ would admit it runs Linux in labs.

-Charles

At 10:41 AM 8/14/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>Let's assume the company was Microsoft.  Do you (meaning everyone reading
>this) think that the reason SCO didn't release the name is because M$
>doesn't want the world to know it's running Linux (even in labs), or some
>other reason?  If so, what reason?
>
> > ----------
> > From:         Chris Merrill[SMTP:cmerrill at nc.rr.com]
> > Reply To:     Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
> > Sent:         Thursday, August 14, 2003 9:55 AM
> > To:   Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
> > Subject:      Re: [TriLUG] SCO Linux License
> >
> > P. L. Charles Fischer wrote:
> > <snip>
> > > So who do you think bought the license?
> > <snip>
> > > So my answer to the first question must be Microsoft. I am sure
> > > Microsoft has Linux running in labs, running bench marks and trying to
> > > break Samba. It fits with the Microsoft MO to buy the SCO license. More
> > > FUD thrown at Linux.
> >
> > I heard somewhere that M$ paid $6m for a blanket license to cover some
> > of their products that work with unix.  Seems more like a "soft money"
> > contribution, to me.
> >
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