Where to for the little people [Was: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] foundthis on SCO vs Linux]

[Tom Adelstein]

"Thomas Cameron" <thomas.cameron at camerontech.com> wrote:

>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Tom Adelstein" <adelste at netscape.net>
>To: "NTLUG Discussion List" <discuss at ntlug.org>
>Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 8:53 AM
>Subject: Re: Where to for the little people [Was: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] found
>this on SCO vs Linux]
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>> Aside from that, the Open Group is going
>> after Apple for more than what SCO is threatening.
>
>I have heard that the Open Group is hassling Apple, but not really read
>anything solid on it.  What is going on there?
>--
>Thomas Cameron, RHCE, CNE, MCSE, MCT
>
>I don't need no one to tell me about heaven/I look at my daughter and I
>believe
>  -- Live, "Heaven"
>


The Open Group has problems with Apple's use of the term UNIX. Apple didn't bother to get their product UNIX Certified. 

To build on that a little, under the terms of the agreement that they have with the real owners of UNIX [the open group], SCO's case falls apart. Linux prevails.

Oh, did I forget to mention that? Or that IBM purchased it's perpetual license from OSF which later merged with the Open Group. I may have also forgot to mention that I worked on OSF AIX at IBM and edited the AIX API reference manual in 1994. 

I recommend against making any wagers that SCO owns the code IBM contributed to Linux. 

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Tom Adelstein


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