Linux Business Week: SCO Can’t Sell “Linux Licenses” Worth a Damn

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 12, 2004

“SCO’s notorious SCOsource licensing program brought in all of
$11,000 in the company’s second quarter ended April 30, a fact that
should warm of the cockles of all the Linux hearts out there that
begrudge the company its Unix IP claims.

“SCO’s critics would like nothing more than to see it bankrupt
itself pursuing what they believe are its groundless claims that
Linux is little more than ripped-off Unix code. SCO basically says
‘fat chance’ and claims to have all the financial resources it
needs to see its legal crusade through to the end…”

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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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