[NTLUG:Discuss] found this on SCO vs Linux

[Tom Tumelty]

> Mind you, we're talking about monolithic system
> scalability.
> AFAIK, it has nothing with to do with running on
> most
> common 2-way/4-way even 8-way scenarios.  It deals
> with
> things like NUMA and the like... things that aren't
> generally associated with the x86 line of things
> (well
> except for the high ... like Sequent and possibly
> Unisys).
> 
> Systems that use many Linux boxen, like DreamWorks,
> Pixar and Google (just to name a few), likewise,
> probably do not touch on anything that SCO is
> claiming,
> and yet I would consider these to be examples of
> scalability.
> 
> Microsoft's announcement today of assuming all
> lawsuit
> liabilities for its user base stinks of a conspired
> plan with SCO (again, a company essentially started
> by Microsoft).
> 
>
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2137959,00.html
> 


I suspected the technology was out dated, but i have
no way to know. 

The M$ statement sounds very suspicous......maybe they
will expand thier development center in india and move
the entire company there   :-)  .....it wont happen,
but its a nice thought .........





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