April 1, 2004
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LINDON, Utah—In many pro-Linux circles, its a given that The SCO Group Inc. cant possibly win in court. Obviously, SCO disagrees. In an exclusive interview, eWEEK.com Linux and Open Source editor Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols visited SCO CEO Darl McBride and … Continue reading
March 12, 2004
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So, we discovered on Thursday that Microsoft talked to BayStar Capital on SCOs behalf months before the investment house brokered a deal that led to SCO getting a cool $50 million round of funding. Well, well, well. And recently, when SCO finally … Continue reading
March 4, 2004
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In the open-source community, the rumor that just won’t die claims that Microsof Corp. is funding The SCO Groups legal actions against Linux. On Thursday, those allegations rose again with reports of a memo that links Microsoft with a financial … Continue reading
March 4, 2004
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I think The SCO Group deserves every penny they’re asking for… if they were right, but theyre not. Ive been following SCO as a writer since the late 80s, and Ive been using its products for even longer. When Caldera … Continue reading
February 3, 2004
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In MyDoom’s aftermath, once more I’m confronted with the old lie that if Linux were only as popular as Windows, it too would have Windows-sized security problems. What nonsense! Yes, Linux has security problems too. Yes, by sheer count of … Continue reading
January 6, 2004
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Microsoft is calling its new anti-Linux ad campaign “Get the Facts,” but I call it “Get the FUD.” At the heart of the campaign is a new Microsoft web site that provides you with the “industry case studies, business analysts … Continue reading