[NTLUG:Discuss] here is the description of the SCO IP license

[Tom Adelstein]

rusty at fe2o3.lonestar.org wrote:
> fredjame wrote:
>     >Here is the description of the SCO IP license
>     ><http://www.sco.com/scosource/description.html>
>     >wherein a perpetual single client licenses for a workstation (no CPU 
>     >limit) is quoted as $199.00 USD prior to 15 October 2003.  Other pricing 
>     >is also quoted there.
>     >What is not answered at the site is:  What happens if an end user buys 
>     >the SCO IP license, and then SCO loses their case?  Will the end user 
>     >get a refund
> 
> Why should they?  All the end user did was buy a license.  He/she did
> that to seemingly cover their arse and thusly bought into SCO's FUD.  
> Expecting a refund from SCO in this circumstance would be like expecting
> a refund after betting on a horse and the horse doesn't win.
> 
>     -Rusty-

Personally, I suggest that you would be extremely disappointed if you 
brought the license.

SCO got bad advice. I was planning on filing my own lawsuit until I got 
wind of the Red Hat plans which were very closely held. They followed 
the strategy to the letter. It seemed obvious to me.  I think maybe Red 
Hat waited until they could show loss in revenue which was very smart.

Watch the SEC wade into this in a few days. You'll see a market 
manipulation action and investigaion which will effectly shut SCO down. 
Next, a couple of class actions for peoplpe who sold Red Hat and people 
who bought SCO.

The case law on what they've done reaches back to the 1930's. I wonder 
what David Boise could have been thinking. He's not had many winners lately.

It won't be long before we see a RIP sign on the SCO web site. The 
lawyers are involved now and they smell BLOOD.