Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Mon, 21 Jul 2003 17:35:48 -0500 | Subject | Re: SCO offers UnixWare licenses for Linux | From | Brian McGroarty <> |
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On Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 01:53:17PM -0400, Jeff Sipek wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Monday 21 July 2003 13:10, Gabor MICSKO wrote: > > http://lwn.net/Articles/40526/ > > > > interesting. > > "SCO has announced its latest move: concerned Linux users will be able to buy > a UnixWare License for a "run-time, binary use of Linux." If you buy into > their protection scheme, they promise not to sue - but only for binary use. > Looking at the source (or modifying it), it seems, will not be allowed. It > will be interesting to see how many companies actually buy these licenses."
I hope not many companies buy the license as a hedge against future lawsuits...
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