[H-GEN] Sad day for Linux

[David Starkoff]

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At 2003-05-26T23:26-0400, Jason Parker-Burlingham wrote:

> > [1] Or is sold off for scap metal by IBM.  IBM had been
> > considering buying SCO before they were sued by them.
> 
> Then SCO's suit could well have been a last-ditch attempt to get IBM
> to buy them, just to make the legal hassles go away.  That's probably
> the most reasonable explanation I can come up with.

As I recall, that was Bruce Perens's view at the time the suit was
initially announced.  Or Eric S. Raymond.  One of those Open Source
type people.

David.

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