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:InfoWorld: SCO Readies New Linux Licensing Program
InfoWorld: SCO Readies New Linux Licensing Program
Jul 21, 2003, 14 :00 UTC (90 Talkback[s]) (15539 reads)

(Other stories by Robert McMillan)

"The SCO Group is preparing a new Linux licensing program that it claims will allow users of the open-source operating system to run Linux without fear of litigation.

"The program will be announced 'within the next month or so,' according to SCO spokesman Blake Stowell, but on Monday the company will announce what he calls a 'precursor' to this program in a press conference with SCO Chief Executive Officer Darl McBride and SCO's high-profile attorney David Boies, of the firm Boies, Schiller & Flexner...

"Stowell declined to provide specific details of SCO's new licensing program, saying only, 'we're working on some details to try and create some kind of a licensing program for Linux users to be able to run Linux legally...'"

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
HaHAhaHA.  ...   sco there you go   
marc
Jul 19, 2003, 20:26:07
 
>Stowell declined to provide specific de ...   How can ....   
none
Jul 19, 2003, 20:31:53
 
So how much hot air can SCO make before  ...   balloon industry   
W. Esbach
Jul 19, 2003, 20:32:20
 
SCO is trying to Feed on FUD.> SCO is "h ...   trying to Feed ....   
none
Jul 19, 2003, 20:47:19
 
> So this is America?> ( a Dutchman) App ...   Re: balloon industry   
JohnC
Jul 19, 2003, 20:54:15
 
SCO is making sure they come under the R ...   Oh, good. Extortion.   
cr
Jul 19, 2003, 21:02:14
 
I am wondering how much SCO is going to  ...   Shall we....   
John
Jul 19, 2003, 21:16:46
 
Lets say, 100,000 of us "little people"  ...   Mail them a check for $0.00, "PAID"   
Garrick
Jul 19, 2003, 21:24:37
 
Woe betide anybody who actually pays the ...   Refunds?   
Daniel
Jul 19, 2003, 21:43:30
 
If SCO does not release the code it clai ...   The license will be illegal   
SM
Jul 19, 2003, 21:56:28
 
The FSF or the Open Group or whowever -- ...   What a joke!   
Bruce
Jul 19, 2003, 22:12:57
 
I think these guys have crossed the line ...   Serious legal issue for SCO   
ThoreauHD
Jul 19, 2003, 22:22:01
 
This has the appearance of being led and ...   A Microsoft Move   
Stone2staR
Jul 19, 2003, 22:24:04
 
In the french canadian Linux community w ...   Re: Refunds?   
Pedro Fuentes
Jul 19, 2003, 22:28:49
 
Let me see if I have this straight: SCO  ...   SCO's   
Jonathan
Jul 19, 2003, 22:29:39
 
There's ways to sue the **** now?I m ...   Surely   
Rufus Polson
Jul 19, 2003, 23:00:46
 
This whole fiasco is soundng more and mo ...   Sounds more and more like a Scam   
Con Zymaris
Jul 19, 2003, 23:08:11
 
SCO's stock price has risen from $1  ...   Time to short SCOX   
Curt Busse
Jul 19, 2003, 23:47:56
 
Plan A was getting IBM to buy them. It f ...   SCO Tries Plan B   
Howard B. Golden
Jul 19, 2003, 23:55:00
 
Isn't this extortion? By the terms o ...   Isn't this extortion?   
Anil Wang
Jul 20, 2003, 00:06:31
 
"Yeah, we rekkon you orta buy some ticke ...   Re: Oh, good. Extortion.   
wildpossum
Jul 20, 2003, 00:32:12
 
This weekend while I was diligently clea ...   While Cleaning My Office   
horne
Jul 20, 2003, 00:37:31
 
 These guys think they own everything an ...   Welcome to SCOLand   
abe
Jul 20, 2003, 00:51:43
 
Then come over and get it!Sorry, but the ...   You want my Linux, SCO?   
John Bell
Jul 20, 2003, 01:01:23
 
Amen!!!  ...   Re: How can ....   
PcG
Jul 20, 2003, 01:11:31
 
SCO wants nothing less than to subvert L ...   What did I say before...   
Eric Laffoon
Jul 20, 2003, 01:11:52
 
Still not a day in court and SCO is crea ...   The Case never made   
Anon
Jul 20, 2003, 01:13:49
 
SCO is launching an attack against the L ...   GPL must be review ,   
cyzedx
Jul 20, 2003, 01:20:41
 
I would like to post this link here, now ...   Please Read   
Anon
Jul 20, 2003, 01:33:27
 
SCO is the classical example of "shamele ...   screw'em   
aaaaaaaaaa
Jul 20, 2003, 01:40:22
 
> > So this is America?> > ( a Dutchman) ...   Re: Re: balloon industry   
Eric Laffoon
Jul 20, 2003, 01:53:06
 
Hang on SCO boys, you'll have to win ...   Oh boy, they should really hire a lawyer   
Bojan Smojver
Jul 20, 2003, 01:57:07
 
Very interesting: SCO is trying to colle ...   SCO-scum   
blacklight
Jul 20, 2003, 02:19:21
 
First of all, SCO do not own Linux in an ...   How is that posible?   
TheClient
Jul 20, 2003, 02:25:15
 
I hope no one buys this SCO trick. First ...   Extortion it is !   
GH
Jul 20, 2003, 02:54:24
 
So far SCO have been economical with the ...   Hopefully finally find out what is actually at fau   
openmtl
Jul 20, 2003, 03:09:41
 
Will they license their double secrete T ...   Double Secret Probation   
Tim Dion
Jul 20, 2003, 03:10:32
 
It is amazing that they now want a licen ...   SCO and Linux   
Khan Md Ashraf
Jul 20, 2003, 03:12:22
 
Someone would show up to pay for a Linux ...   Great chance   
Mario Miyojim
Jul 20, 2003, 04:03:00
 
> > > So this is America?> > > ( a Dutch ...   Re: Re: Re: balloon industry   
JohnC
Jul 20, 2003, 04:12:38
 
"Yeah, we rekkon you orta buy some ticke ...   Re: Re: Oh, good. Extortion.   
The Godfather
Jul 20, 2003, 04:20:20
 
I for one do not care about any SCO damn ...   Re: Hopefully finally find out what is actually at   
GH
Jul 20, 2003, 05:14:15
 
I hear that the startup tones that SCO u ...   Unfortunately... SCO's in trouble with this on   
Chris Cox
Jul 20, 2003, 05:17:44
 
You can either get your horoscope read o ...   1-900-SCO-BYTES   
Joe User
Jul 20, 2003, 05:55:05
 
 In the meantime, I suggest the use of t ...   Re: SCO-scum   
SM
Jul 20, 2003, 08:05:02
 
 How can SCO sell licenses for something ...   Re: How can ....   
SM
Jul 20, 2003, 08:27:01
 
This latest SCO idea on how to rip peopl ...   SCO Protection   
bristol
Jul 20, 2003, 08:56:12
 
 Maybe you missed a German court recentl ...   Re: Re: Re: balloon industry   
hs
Jul 20, 2003, 09:33:17
 
Santa Claus Operations.  ...   The real meaning of SCO   
Rainer Weikusat
Jul 20, 2003, 10:24:43
 
 I hope somebody with deep pockets buys  ...   Buy them out already :(   
Tux Fan
Jul 20, 2003, 10:30:44
 
> HaHAhaHA.>  hahaJust my two ha's w ...   Re: sco there you go   
ROFL
Jul 20, 2003, 10:51:11
 
Heh. You are overlooking one small detai ...   SCO is not SO dumb   
Khimenko Victor
Jul 20, 2003, 11:45:18
 
if SCO and McBribe lose found guilty and ...   Sue SCO and McBribe...   
Xunil Ung
Jul 20, 2003, 12:11:54
 
 > Now for SCO's next step?  To sell ...   Re: Serious legal issue for SCO   
Wesley Parish
Jul 20, 2003, 13:17:17
 
I am a Canadian.Normally I am very criti ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: balloon industry   
dcarrera
Jul 20, 2003, 13:19:21
 
A small ray of light has entered the clo ...   The Truth Shall Set You Free   
Stone2staR
Jul 20, 2003, 14:50:57
 
 I would like to post this link here, no ...   Re: Please Read, Love said Caldera Added Code   
David D. Huff Jr.
Jul 20, 2003, 14:58:04
 
This is just more irrelevant garbage. SC ...   What if you threw a party.... and no one came?   
Nicholas Donovan
Jul 20, 2003, 15:33:02
 
Attention hungry SCO CEO McBride will an ...   My Prediction for Tomorrow...   
Nicholas Donovan
Jul 20, 2003, 16:24:22
 
 But they CAN and thus WILL sell license ...   Re: SCO is not SO dumb   
SM
Jul 20, 2003, 18:02:53
 
Agreed.>  > I hope somebody with deep po ...   Re: Buy them out already :(   
ac
Jul 20, 2003, 18:21:49
 
This might actually be great news. Consi ...   Great news! SCO is now officially doomed.   
Anil Wang
Jul 20, 2003, 19:30:38
 
I predict that no such license offer wil ...   I predict:   
F. Love
Jul 20, 2003, 21:02:45
 
This is obviously one reason they have n ...   This is why the code is not made public   
No Where Man
Jul 20, 2003, 21:05:20
 
What's amusing about this is that th ...   What's Amusing About This   
C. Whitman
Jul 20, 2003, 21:52:31
 
If you want to be 110% sure that SCO can ...   Re: While Cleaning My Office   
whoever
Jul 20, 2003, 22:26:33
 
"While the majority of Linux customers p ...   Just notice   
TheClient
Jul 20, 2003, 22:26:44
 
> I am a Canadian.> Normally I am very c ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: balloon industry   
JohnC
Jul 20, 2003, 22:39:44
 
I saw this news article just a few minut ...   Their Attorney May Be In Trouble As Well   
Kriston Fincher
Jul 21, 2003, 02:27:23
 
> SCO's stock price has risen from $ ...   Re: Time to short SCOX   
Svartalf
Jul 20, 2003, 22:52:26
 
> Heh. You are overlooking one small det ...   Re: SCO is not SO dumb   
Svartalf
Jul 20, 2003, 23:16:39
 
>  I would like to post this link here,  ...   Re: Re: Please Read, Love said Caldera Added Code   
Bruce
Jul 20, 2003, 23:50:22
 
Just thinking... IANAL, but the followin ...   M$ gains doubly here, me thinks.   
Glenn Alexander
Jul 20, 2003, 23:58:30
 
Fraud: Obtaining or attempting to gain f ...   This is fraud (or FUD)   
Ian T
Jul 21, 2003, 04:29:42
 
You may want to look at them ASAP.http:/ ...   Read   
Anon
Jul 21, 2003, 05:27:36
 
This has the appearance of being led and ...   RE: A Microsoft Move   
Stone2staR
Jul 21, 2003, 05:50:07
 
Please have a look at SCO Complaint. See ...   Closer Look At SCO Complaint   
Stone2staR
Jul 21, 2003, 05:56:38
 
> Heh. You are overlooking one small det ...   Re: SCO is not SO dumb   
Bojan Smojver
Jul 21, 2003, 07:26:18
 
I think it is time for FSF to act to pre ...   Time for FSF to act.   
Shiva
Jul 21, 2003, 08:56:31
 
All politicians are bought and sold - no ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: balloon industry   
Duane C. Mallory
Jul 21, 2003, 13:01:09
 
I read an interresting opinion in Linux  ...   What may happen   
ken scharf
Jul 21, 2003, 14:33:13
 
Until SCO provides concrete PROOF that t ...   This is nonsense   
TP
Jul 21, 2003, 14:34:43
 
Credit for this report ::  eWeek *   Jul ...   HERE   
GH
Jul 21, 2003, 15:25:36
 
I have no problem getting and SCO licens ...   Willing to get a SCO license   
Nicholas Holowaty
Jul 21, 2003, 15:32:43
 
good !got it !regards,cyzedx, linux scou ...   Re: Please Read   
cyzedx
Jul 21, 2003, 16:40:55
 
Well, if they officially come up with th ...   Re: How can ....   
Rafael Wysocki
Jul 21, 2003, 16:44:39
 
Vito: "It would be a shame if something  ...   Re: SCO's   
David Johnson
Jul 21, 2003, 19:23:51
 
`` ... Vito: "Yeah sure. Sometim ...   Re: Re: SCO's   
Richard N. Turner
Jul 21, 2003, 21:50:05
 
I have already reviewed the fraud statut ...   Filing fraud complaint with AG   
David Sugar
Jul 22, 2003, 00:27:55
 
Back in 1994 Unixware and SCO both sucke ...   SCO is a joke...   
WhatAJoke
Jul 23, 2003, 01:41:27
 
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