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Did SCO 'Borrow' Linux Code?

Posted by timothy on from the selective-memory dept.

An Anonymous Reader writes "Apparently someone inside SCO has stated that SCO(actually Caldera) copied Linux code into System V. They did it to build what they now market as Linux Kernel Personality - the ability to run Linux software on their Unix. Now, the open source community(of course they don't mention who) is jumping on this, because they didn't return the changes to the OS community or give the community credit. Of course, SCO says it's a misunderstanding and, get this 'SCO also never used any of the Linux kernel code.'"

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  1. The three axis of evil: SCO, SCO & SCO by sujan · · Score: -1, Redundant

    point made!

  2. MOD UP +99 insightful by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    this guy has it right. read it

  3. Re:YOU HAVE IT BACKWARDS! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Mod UP Parent !!

  4. Re:YOU HAVE IT BACKWARDS! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    This guy is right: mod up.

  5. Re:according to Mr. X by Lord+Ender · · Score: 0, Redundant

    All the duplicate lines look like this:

    #include iostream.h
    #include math.h

    } // end while

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  6. Re:Two Words by FryGuy1013 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Logged in as root, no less.

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  7. Re:Two Words by pyrrho · · Score: 0, Redundant

    of which?

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