News SCO puts price on Linux licence

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  1. GreatOldOne

    GreatOldOne Wannabe Martian

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    From VNUNet:

    Demanding that Linux users license their systems or run the risk of prosecution, SCO has set the price for a single CPU Linux server licence at $1,399 (£865).

    But analysts are unimpressed by SCO's attempt to create an air of urgency.

    SCO's Intellectual Property Licence applies to implementations of the Linux 2.4 and 2.5 kernels.

    Initially priced at a reduced rate of $699 per single CPU, that price ends in October 2003 after which it reaches $1,399 per single CPU.

    Full story here

    :eeek: That's a little steep for a 'free' OS.....
     
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  2. Dad

    Dad You talkin to me?

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    Yea, right... They can kiss it as far as I'm concerned. I'm NOT paying $699 let alone $1399 for a free Linux OS. I think SCO is working with Microsoft...
     
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  3. Ubermich

    Ubermich He did it!

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    SCO has 2.4 and 2.5... 2.6?? And perhaps if they asked for donations they would be far better off than telling people they're going to sue.
    Will companies never learn?
     
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  4. Turkeh

    Turkeh What's a Dremel?

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    Its worth rembering that they havent actulay proven any of there claims legaly yet. I belive RedHat are doing somthing in the way of legal action against SCO aswell.

    I also remember reading athought i carnt remember the source that only the stuff for mutli-processor support was actulay alegdley ripped off....

    I suggest reading a bit of background on the SCO thing (its quite intresting) before you starting panicing that your posibly ment to shell out $700 :) somewhere like www.theregister.co.uk is a good start.

    Anyway 2.2.20 was secure even if it dont support newer features of the 2.4 series kernals you could always go back to using it :D
     
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  5. :: kna ::

    :: kna :: POCOYO! Moderator

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    SCO fiasco = funny..

    For a start, this hasn't been particularly apparent in the industry as yet. (You may mock, but I can bet you 9 out of 10 companies are going to go 'SCO are doing what?')

    Microsoft making ballsy moves can make the nightly news, so until this appears as something earth-shattering important to tell the corporate world, I can't imagine anyone is going to take this seriously.

    It's going to cause problems in exactly the same way that BT trying to patent the Hyperlink didn't. In 12 months, no-one is going to give a damn.
     
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    Mat-d-Rat Drive it to the edge baby

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  7. Turkeh

    Turkeh What's a Dremel?

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    some interesting things have been happening in germany with regard to SCO vs Linux

    Also check out some stuff on the SCO vs IBM thing here (alot of info)

    Im sure the whole SCO thing will be over soon like Kna says but its always quite weired when things like this pop up beacuse you carnt help but wounder WTF made them start the ball rolling in the first place? No doubt it was the chance to make some easy lewt :)
     
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  8. Dad

    Dad You talkin to me?

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    Revisited...

    Isn't this interesting?

    Hmmm..... Something that the execs know that the rest of us dont??? :nono:

    Full article
     
    Dad, 13 Aug 2003
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