What SCOsource Was For [Parts I & II] | Linux Today

What SCOsource Was For [Parts I & II]

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 14, 2008

From Part I:

“I think I’ve finally figured out what SCOsource was for.

“I’ve been reading Novell’s Motion for Summary Judgment on its
4th Claim for Relief and looking over the exhibits that SCO
attached to the Brent Hatch Declaration in support of its sealed
opposition to it, trying to understand both parties’ positions, and
I think neither has the story exactly right yet. So I thought it
might be worthwhile to lay out all the evidence I could about
SCOsource. That involves quite a few screenshots and links, so this
will be a multi-part article. Part I will simply explain the
difference between Unix Sys V and Unixware, such as it is and
according to how I understand it, because we need to understand
that in order to follow the twists and turns of the SCOsource
offerings…”

Complete
Story
[Part I]

Complete
Story
[Part II]

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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