SCO owns the World? [LWN.net]

SCO owns the World?

Posted Jun 26, 2003 18:23 UTC (Thu) by mmarq (guest, #2332)
In reply to: SCO owns the World? by allesfresser
Parent article: SCO owns the World?

Hey,... though Windows is not a derivative of Unix System V, is a derivative of DEC minicomputers systems (VMS), and though Windows "supposedly" has no other "flavor", what is good for SCO is good for Windows, in the sense that this "Broad Derivative Work Interpretation" has nothing "UMBREACKABLE" that does hamper it from being applied to applications. WHY?... because a "Derivative Work Interpretation" dosent explicitly state that running on a processor protected mode or not makes any difference...
... par example microkernels OSes are mostly, or large parts, "userspace" code, yet the all code is called an OS..
...another example IBM OS/2 WRAP could be a "flavor" of Windows because it takes advantage of core parts of windows, but considering that most if not all runs in userspace, it might be more "APPROPRIATE CALL IT AN APPLICATION".
...so...applications can be throw in the same basket...

"In the end who wins more with all this will be "old Bill's M$", wich as nothing to fear from SCO".

"The only safe chance is for Linux as a non derivative of neither to win all the way, in desktop and embeded".

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