Originally posted here by Phat_Penguin
Does anyone know the real relationship between Microsoft and SCO Linux ?

Apparently Microsoft has purchased code off SCO Linux recently - the timing seems to be impecable in light all the recent developments.



I think Microsoft trying to buy SCO cause they fear of the growing "mighty linux"
Microsoft has become an increasingly harsh critic of open-source software over the past few years. Last month, the company signed a deal with SCO Group to license source code and a patent related to the Unix operating system. Many software industry analysts saw the deal as lending credence to SCO's charges that large parts of Unix source code have been copied into Linux.
The link http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-1013124.html?tag=nl