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OSCON Panel: SCO Lawsuit About the Money

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-there's-a-shocker dept.

viewstyle writes "Just when you had heard enough, the ongoing controversy about SCO vs. Linux has popped up over at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON). According to Eweek's story, the panelists agreed that SCO is targeting companies like IBM in an attempt to raise cash. Most importantly: "if a company is not after money, suing is not the way to go.""

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  1. Moderators on crack by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Read the comment before you moderate next time. It's perfectly on topic. It's another situation of someone suing to get a deal for themselves, like SCO is doing.

  2. Re:DUH by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    And there is one reason for profit corporations exist-- to make money. This is a surprise why?

    Remember, we're talking about GNU hippies here... I don't think they use money in GNUtopia.

    My favorite "insight" from the article:

    "the rich ones have deep pockets."

  3. Durr. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Thank you, Captain Obvious. In other news, the sky is blue and Microsoft is a monopoly.