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eWeek: SCO to Linux Users: Pay Up!

By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

“What would you do if you got an invoice from a company
demanding payment for software that you’ve never bought from them?
Throw it in the trash, right?

“Suppose it also threatened you with legal action if you didn’t
comply? According to the National Fraud Information Center, you
should turn it over to your local law-enforcement agents. Now,
suppose the company is The SCO Group Inc. and the product is any
Linux distribution using the Linux 2.4 kernel or higher.

“Doesn’t it sound to you like something that a SCO-hater made
up? A really great Slashdot rumor? I know it did to me, but it’s
all too real…”

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