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SCO: Fortune 500 Company Buys License, IBM Retort

Posted by simoniker on from the traditional-daily-roundup dept.

An anonymous reader writes "SCO announced today that an undisclosed Fortune 500 company purchased Linux licenses for each of their servers running in their business. SCO: 'This Fortune 500 company recognizes the importance of paying for SCO's intellectual property that is found in Linux and can now run Linux in their environment under a legitimate license from SCO. We anticipate this being the first of many licensees that will properly compensate SCO for our intellectual property.'" kanly writes "The full text of IBM's countersuit against SCO is now online at LWN." M : Our own Roblimo has a pretty good take on it. Keep in mind that SCO could sell a blanket license for $1, for the publicity value.

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  1. Microsoft? by styrotech · · Score: 0, Redundant

    They are setting up a Linux lab, and after all the noise they've made they'd have to buy a license, right?

  2. 5 will get you 10 by Crashmarik · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The undisclosed company is microsoft.