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Caldera originally bragged about using SCO code in LinuxCaldera originally bragged about using SCO code in LinuxPosted Jun 12, 2003 15:54 UTC (Thu) by freeio (guest, #9622)Parent article: Did SCO open Unix source code? (ZDNet) Has everyone forgotten that when Caldera used their IPO cash and bought SCO (Note who bought whom!) that they were soon seen and heard at the Linux trade shows bragging that now they could now put SCO code in Linux. To now say that they didn't know about that possibility is a total fabrication. Always remember: Caldera (the linux distributor) bought SCO, and not the other way around. Caldera bought SCO when Caldera thought that they were a linux (thus largely GPL-based) company. Caldera renamed itself SCO after their linux business faltered. That they now have management who were not there at the time does not excuse their change of strategy. Whatever commitments were made by previous management are still in force - they are a corporation and not an individual, remember? Marty
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Caldera originally bragged about using SCO code in Linux Posted Jun 12, 2003 19:21 UTC (Thu) by macemoneta (guest, #2717) [Link] You're absolutely correct. It's one thing to say you didn't know you were shipping the code to the press, but saying that in court would be perjury. The Internet has a long memory, and I've recently seen the articles from that time posted on various boards.SCO knowingly, willingly, and intentionally put that code in there, with a great deal of public fanfare. As the copyright holder, their authorized agents released that code as GPL. They can whine and cry foul all they want, it's not going to change the reality of the situation.
Caldera originally bragged about using SCO code in Linux Posted Jun 12, 2003 20:12 UTC (Thu) by mattdm (subscriber, #18) [Link] <I>Has everyone forgotten that when Caldera used their IPO cash and bought SCO (Note who bought whom!) that they were soon seen and heard at the Linux trade shows bragging that now they could now put SCO code in Linux. To now say that they didn't know about that possibility is a total fabrication.</I>Hmmm -- can anyone find any articles with direct quotes from them to this effect? Didn't they say that it was IBM's comments at trade shows that made them decide to sue?
Caldera originally bragged about using SCO code in Linux Posted Jun 12, 2003 20:12 UTC (Thu) by mattdm (subscriber, #18) [Link] (And we can see that the 'preview' button is entirely lost on me. *sigh*)
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