[NTLUG:Discuss] SCO sues IBM over UNIX IP in Linux

[Tim Riker]

Well put Chris. One note:

Chris Cox wrote:
> 85.         For example, Linux is currently capable of coordinating the
>             simultaneous performance of 4 computer processors.  UNIX, on
>             the other hand, commonly links 16 processors and can
>             successfully link up to 32 processors for simultaneous
>             operation.  This difference in memory management performance
>             is very significant to enterprise customers who need
>             extremely high computing capabilities for complex tasks.
>             The ability to accomplish this task successfully has taken
>             AT&T, Novell and SCO at least 20 years, with access to
>             expensive equipment for design and testing, well-trained
>             UNIX engineers and a wealth of experience in UNIX methods
>             and  concepts.
> 
> What the mislead SCO "professional" is saying is that 4 processors
> is the most Linux can handle... of course anyone with a clue realize
> that that's mainly referring to the ugly i386 architecture.
> 
> I'm sure the SGI boys will be the next people that SCO will sue on this
> (of course they'll be attacking SGI and not the bicycle known as Linux).
> 
> So this one they have to prove.  They're saying that ALL of the
> advancements in Linux that make it work on more than 4 processors
> were STOLEN from Unix.  Myself, I don't want the plastic wheels,
> I'd like something better.  Everything I've seen in Linux leads
> me to believe that engineers are taking the ideas that their
> Big Wheel companies would not listen to and they are implementing
> them inside of Linux.  Now if SCO want their engineers, since
> believe it or not, not everyone at SCO is as stupid as their
> executive staff, to not work on Linux... fine, that's a corporate
> policy they can dictate to their employees.

I guess I was dreaming when I was running Linux on an 8 way Compaq 
server 3 years ago. Must have also been dreaming demoing Linux on that 
16 way ia64 box at the Intel Developers Conference.

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