[Am-info] LINUX ADVOCATES DOUBT VALIDITY OF SCO LICENSING SCHEME

[Fred A. Miller]

LINUX ADVOCATES DOUBT VALIDITY OF SCO LICENSING SCHEME

Posted July 22, 2003 5:00 AM Pacific Time

Open source advocates on Monday blasted a Linux licensing
scheme that The SCO Group is proposing to address alleged
copyright violations in the Linux operating system.

SCO Chief Executive Officer Darl McBride announced the
licensing plan on a conference call with press and analysts
earlier in the day. "SCO is prepared to offer a license for
SCO's UnixWare 7.1.3 product for use in conjunction with any
Linux product," he said. "This licensing format will assure
that Linux users will be able to run Linux in full compliance
with SCO's underlying IP rights." SCO will begin discussing
the new licensing scheme with customers this week, McBride
said.

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http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/07/22/HNdoubtvalidity_1.html


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