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Screw Sun
Screw Sun
Posted Jul 31, 2003 2:19 UTC (Thu) by sandy_pond (guest, #9734)In reply to: Screw Sun by walterbyrd
Parent article: Sun Sees Road To Prosperity Paved With Its Own Products (TechWeb)
I've been around long enough to remember IBM long before they found OSS religion. You don't even have to go that far back either. Remember the Microchannel bus. I'd keep a sharp eye on them as well.
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Screw Sun
Posted Jul 31, 2003 14:08 UTC (Thu) by ccchips (guest, #3222) [Link]
You better believe it! As much as I want IBM to get out of this thing, I would hate to see it happen along with damage to the OSS movement.It is *very important* to remember that IBM has a long, deep grudge against Microsoft because of the way the OS/2 situation came out (IBM was expecting to get OS2/Microchannel running everywhere, and instead, their major code contributor (Microsoft) managed to weasel its way to Windows NT/XP, etc. Of course, they did it by bolting the beginnings (the non-exclusive parts of OS/2) on top of DOS, and later switching the underpinnings to a VMS-like system, with the help of former DEC employees.)
I thought it might be obvious by now, but this whole thing over Linux is a part of that struggle between IBM and Microsoft. I would be willing to bet that if IBM had never gotten involved with Linux, some kind of reconcilliation would have happened between the proprietary and free unices by now.
I think IBM is hoping that Linux will be it's "silver bullet" against Microsoft.
Truth to tell, the more I think about it, the more I think IBM should have bought SCO outright, straigntened the copyright/patent tangles, and moved on.
But then, I'm not a shrewd businessman (even though I'm a U.S. citizen ;) and I'm only blowing smoke. Still, there's my 2 cents.
Screw Sun
Posted Jul 31, 2003 14:25 UTC (Thu) by sandy_pond (guest, #9734) [Link]
> Truth to tell, the more I think about it, the more I think IBM should have bought SCO outright, straigntened the copyright/patent tangles, and moved on.Consider that they may not want to.
Screw Sun
Posted Jul 31, 2003 15:45 UTC (Thu) by ccchips (guest, #3222) [Link]
Question:Have there been any discussions (worth reading) about the pro's and con's of an IBM buyout of SCO? If so, could someone please post some links?
Screw Sun
Posted Jul 31, 2003 16:00 UTC (Thu) by sandy_pond (guest, #9734) [Link]
I was referring to the pros and cons of IBM letting this legal question surrounding Linux to fester for the next couple of years.
Screw Sun
Posted Jul 31, 2003 19:13 UTC (Thu) by tjc (subscriber, #137) [Link]
I was referring to the pros and cons of IBM letting this legal question surrounding Linux to fester for the next couple of years.That would be an irrational course of action for IBM, since a large (and growing) part of their business is based on the continued success of Linux.