Microsoft to license Unix code

Jack Hodgson hodgson at da4.com
Tue May 20 11:36:48 EDT 2003


At 9:42 AM -0400 5/19/03, Travis Roy wrote:
>MS has had some type of unix thing for windows for a while. They're probably
>just paying this and being done with it. Kind of like Apple licensing
>one-click. Rather then go thru the lawsuit they can afford to license it.

I take a more cynical -- accurate? -- view.

This is MS rewarding/encouraging SCO in the IBM/linux IP lawsuit. MS 
stands to be the BIG winner in this. SCO doesn't even need to 
prevail, just keep it going long enough to inject alot of FUD into 
the marketplace and injure linux adoption.

-- Jack



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