SCO vs IBM (Linux Lawsuit)

[asian1]

SCO vs IBM (Linux Case)

There is a strange lawsuit by the desperate SCO against IBM over Linux. SCO business is ruined by free Linux software and IBM promote Linux, instead of its AIX. Perhaps this lawsuit is financed by MS :-)

Perhaps in the future, if SCO port its UNIX to MAI based PowerPC motherboards,  SCO will send Lawsuit to both Eyetech and Bplan for promoting "Linux for PowerPC"   :-)

I think this is correct.  Correct me if i'm wrong.

SCO was bought by Caldera who make a terrible (IMHO) distro of Linux. SCO own the UNIX trademark and Intellectual property. IBM make an OS (AIX) that uses UNIX IP under licence so can call itself UNIX. Linux doesn't use this IP so can't call itself UNIX.

SCO need money. IBM would probably prefer just to buy out SCO than be dragged through the courts as it would be cheaper.

just my $0.02

Linux doesn't use this IP so can't call itself UNIX.

Just had a thought.  This is similar to Amiga OS / Morph OS.

MorphOS doesn't use Amiga IP so it can't call itself Amiga any more than Linux can call itself UNIX.  UNIX-like/Amiga-like would be the correct phrase.

Just had another thought (Must be the caffiene!!)

Right now, people are moving away from UNIX systems to the "UNIX-like" Linux.

If Hyperion don't show something soon it could read

Right now, people are moving away from AmigaOS systems to the "Amiga-like" MorphOS.

Maybe i'll change my handle to "Nostradamus" if the latter becomes true!!  ;-)

[Quixote]

;-) This is one to watch.  Linux is poised to take the IT world by storm.  Free is a very good price, and if it is powerful enough to do the job, and to do it right, commercial operating systems have a lot to be worried about.

:roll: As an astute aside, have you ever noticed that Microsoft's® Word’s™ spell checker doesn’t recognize the word Linux?

[jeffimix]

Just set it to always ignore the word, that way it never checks it, but come on, even in Windows 1/2/3.x days Microsoft wouldn't admit you can use other versions of DOS under Windows. (I use DR DOS under windows 3.1, it runs faster and supports multi tasking, really cool for a DOS system, but I don't use it, too silly without a GUI)

[carls]

Another OS to look out for is FreeBSD. A lot of ex-Linux users are switching to BSD. I can understand them; a single distribution makes it easier to keep up with updates and patches.

[Quixote]

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Just set it to always ignore the word, that way it never checks it....

;-) Nah.  It would be easy to add it the the custom dictionary, but I'll leave it, as I enjoy the irony.