What I think what will happen is that redhat will say keep the code we will develop new code that looks nothing like the previous code. and The people at Sco should have their heads examined for asking for a license price of $699 for a single CPU system that is pure 100% Bullsh!t no person is going to pay that. unless they have money to burn I know I wouldn't put 1 cent in their pocket
Wait...so tell me if this is right....a company or some organization wants to start charging liscenses for linux??? So now if u want a copy of linux u have to buy it???
***** SCO
You can still get the software just like always from SuSE, RedHat, Mandrake, Gentoo or whoever but now SCO wants you to pay them just for running kernel 2.4 or higher. There are a lot of places you can read about the details. Go to slashdot and search for SCO.Quote:
Originally posted here by deftones12
Wait...so tell me if this is right....a company or some organization wants to start charging liscenses for linux??? So now if u want a copy of linux u have to buy it???
***** SCO
-NeuTron
**Everybody should read This . Especially Gore.**
Oh ok...what about ur own custom kernels? Can u take out what sco "believes" was stolen from unix into linux and replace it or something and still use 2.4 and higher? SCO winning this is highly unlikable right??? What about all the free linux's like slackware and debain (i think its free)....will u have to pay for those?
Well, I think as Tiger Shark pointed out, by the time all this is resolved, I think the "offending" code will be gone. I suspect that Linus is already working on this problem as is the original author.
Unfortunintly even if the code is removed you would still be liabile for damages for use of the code before it was removed. The licenses is basicly an agreement between you and SCO stateing that they wont sue you for illigaly haveing their copyrighted code.
In saying that, I dount very seriously that they will win their cas agenst IBM, and even if they did, it is IBM, red Hat, and other Linux makers/distributers and not users that they could hold for damages, as long as you don't make money off the code and have a license from one of those companiise (the GPL) you are protected and SCO needs to get their damages from them. This fact combined with the SCO attempt to go after users (which they have no rights to do) tells me that they know they will lose the case.
There freaking crazy if they wan that much for one license.
Somebody needs to send a psychiatrist over there.
I know this has been posted before, sorry !!
But AO won't allow me to delete the thread !!
Gives me a "Can not find server" error !!
LMFAO @ SCO
the latest news: The text of SCO's "Linux license"
it gets worseQuote:
This Agreement does not grant a right to receive any
distribution of software from SCO. SCO grants Company a limited and
non-exclusive right to SCO Product under the terms and conditions of
this Agreement. Company acknowledges that it is not granted any other
right except for the rights specifically set forth herein.
and even worseQuote:
Should Company require to add additional right-to-use licenses
for Linux Systems or additional CPUs, Company shall submit a purchase
order to, and subject to acceptance by, SCO's Sales Administration
Department located at SCO's Santa Cruz, California facility. Such
purchase orders shall state the Linux System details and License Fees
included in Exhibit A of this Agreement and shall reference and bind
Company to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
what do you guys/gals think of the implications of this..Quote:
Company shall keep full, clear and accurate records with respect
to Linux Systems and the number of licensed CPUs per Linux Systems.
Such records shall contain all information necessary to determine
exactly all fees due hereunder. Company shall provide to SCO, upon
request by SCO, reports with such records including the number of copies
of made by Company.
also read this: SCO ready to clean out Linux users for $1399 per CPU
well the $1399 will be starting october 15th till then it'll be $699 per CPU !!Quote:
"Clearly, it's at a point and time where we are going to take matters into our own hands and move forward," McBride said. "It's time to start marching onward again with our legal claims."
McBride enjoys referring to Linux users as a "tainted" bunch. He seems to see them as some group of unbathed mongrels that that covet other peoples' intellectual property for their coding pig-pens.
This really isn't the nicest language to use for such an amicable crew, especially when SCO's real beef is with IBM and Red Hat. But SCO claims that IBM and Red Hat are the ones that forced it to put the blame on Linux users. Since IBM and Red Hat won't rush to the Linux community's rescue and hand over millions for unproven claims, SCO must attack the little guys.
but still.. as soon as this happens I'll switch to BSD !!
Thanks for the info the_JinX but this is already posted eh?? in GCC and also in Misc. Security Discussions.. infact it appears like 7 threads below this one on the main page.
hrm.. so what if i already have a few distros... can i use them without getting a license?