SRO: Penguins: Name Your Price, Sun, SCO are pondering Linux acquisitions | Linux Today

SRO: Penguins: Name Your Price, Sun, SCO are pondering Linux acquisitions

Written By
SJV
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Nov 29, 1999

“If you can’t beat them, buy them. That’s the motto of some
groups inside SCO and Sun Microsystems, which are exploring the
possibility of buying a Linux vendor, say highly placed sources at
Caldera Systems, SCO, Sun and TurboLinux.”

Both SCO (The Santa Cruz Operation) and Sun are looking at
either Caldera Systems or TurboLinux
, sources say.”

“Sun and SCO both declined to comment about possible Linux
deals.”

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SJV

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

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