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SCO UnixWare 7.1.3 Review

JigSaw writes "Despite news about SCO being all about the lawsuit, they still sell OS products and they have a presence in the server market. UnixWare is one of these OS products. Tony Bourke reviewed its latest version, 7.1.3, and even includes benchmarks among other tests. Tony concludes that 'the lack of commercial applications and user community, the difficulty with open source applications, the SCO litigation, and the high price are all marks against UnixWare. There are just very few reasons to adopt UnixWare as your platform, and plenty of reasons to adopt (or migrate to) other platforms.'"

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  1. surprise surprise by mcbunny29 · · Score: 5, Funny



    If you thought /. would say UnixWare rocks the shit out of other Linux distros, then your need surgery... fast.

    1. Re:surprise surprise by r00zky · · Score: 3, Funny

      And...
      If you think UnixWare rocks the shit out of _any_ Linux distro, then you need _brain_ surgery... faster!

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  2. Does UnixWare also have the student discount of by kryonD · · Score: 5, Funny

    ONE BILLION DOLLARS MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH?

    Disclaimer: Prices may vary. Check your local retailer. Senseless litigation available in most locations. All rights reserved or acquired in court against your will.

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  3. I am NOSTRADAMUS by NanoGator · · Score: 5, Funny

    I predict that somebody'll get modded up for explaining why SCO's distro sucks.

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    1. Re:I am NOSTRADAMUS by s20451 · · Score: 5, Funny

      SCO UnixWare sucks because it's from SCO.

      Can I have my karma now?

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    2. Re:I am NOSTRADAMUS by utlemming · · Score: 4, Funny
      Yeah, but unfortantely, funny mod ratings don't affect your Karma --
      Note that being moderated Funny doesn't help your karma. You have to be smart, not just a smart-ass.
      .

      This comes from the /. FAQ.

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  4. look out below by mAIsE · · Score: 2, Funny

    Daryl,

    scorch the earth and your tree may not grow

    30 days till you show us what kind of proof you really have .... tick tock ..

  5. Hrmm by acehole · · Score: 4, Funny

    I heard SCO were going to find out who the makers of unixware are, and sue them for copyright and patent infrindgements. Then refuse to release documents to themselves, quote incorrect code segments and send bills to themselves.

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  6. Watch out, Tony... by jpsowin · · Score: 5, Funny

    Attn: Tony Bourke

    Read your review. Hope you enjoy court and jailtime, because I'm about to sue you into oblivion. Next time you'll know whose side you should be on. Best of luck to you and your lawyers (or lack thereof)!

    Your friend,
    Darl

  7. UNIXWare is dying!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wait, this might be the first "$X is dying" troll that's actually true.

  8. Re:Who cares??? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    A bleep? What the fuck is that?

  9. Anyone else find this funny? by forsetti · · Score: 5, Funny

    http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph/?host=sco.com

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  10. Re:Tony Bourke? by Spunk · · Score: 3, Funny

    No, you're think of Ray Bourke.

  11. I have an idea. by gklinger · · Score: 4, Funny

    They should change the name to UnixWhere.

    1. Re:I have an idea. by iminplaya · · Score: 2, Funny

      "...UnixWhere."
      UnixThere

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    2. Re:I have an idea. by Geek+of+Tech · · Score: 4, Funny
      I will not use SCO's Unixware
      I will not use it here nor there

      I will not put in on my x86
      I will not use it, I'm not Darl's B*tch

      I will not use it use Darl's UnixWare
      I don't like SCO, I really don't care

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  12. -1 FB by TwinkieStix · · Score: 4, Funny

    It didn't tarnish the MS name, now did it? (I know, it's just a joke, mod me down though. They spend way more time getting sued that suing anyways).

  13. Re:expensive crap by iminplaya · · Score: 5, Funny

    "There is no reason to use such an expensive, restrictive OS..."
    It's only $100 more than Linux...

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  14. Re:less than that by herrvinny · · Score: 2, Funny

    That r0xx0rs! A slashdot mod is pointing to my website! Awesomeness^3

  15. Re:Expensive and sparsely featured... by rokzy · · Score: 3, Funny

    Linux of FreeBSD? resistance is futile?

  16. What's that sound I hear? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I hear a rather large woman singing an aria...

  17. Re:A prediction... by iminplaya · · Score: 5, Funny

    "The Unixware product will no longer be marketable under the "SCO" name..."
    Which will probably "confuse the build scripts" even more.

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  18. Always Remember by rudy_wayne · · Score: 5, Funny



    You can't spell fiasco without SCO

    1. Re:Always Remember by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny
      Along with:
      Di scontinued.
      Microscopic marketshare.
      Misconception.
      Misconstrues.
      Moscow.
      Scoffer.
      Scolding.
      Scorned.
      Scowling.
      Underscored.
  19. 1 MILLION SHEETS OF PAPER by StarWreck · · Score: 3, Funny

    SCO is claiming they have fullfilled their legal obligations ahead of the 30 day deadline by delivering 1 million sheets of paper to IBM. http://news.com.com/2100-7344_3-5114689.html

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    1. Re:1 MILLION SHEETS OF PAPER by doorbot.com · · Score: 2, Funny

      SCO is claiming they have fullfilled their legal obligations ahead of the 30 day deadline by delivering 1 million sheets of paper to IBM.

      In a lucky turn of events for SCO, these pages were stacked neatly in boxes, which were further subdivided into reams of 500 pages. Strangely enough, these millions of pages of evidence had been sitting for months on the shelves of local Office Depot and Staples retail stores. Boies was able to arrange for drop shipment of this evidence to directly IBM's legal team. Boies was quoted as saying, "these pages contain our mountains of evidence against IBM," but IBM was unable to find any offending material on any of the pages. Boies was unavailable for further comment.

  20. Re:Darl in Top 25? by StarWreck · · Score: 2, Funny
    Whoops! The pages were stuck.
    "Congratulations. In a few short months you've dethroned Bill Gates as the most hated man in the industry."
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  21. When I was a boy... by Fished · · Score: 4, Funny

    When I was a boy, back during the days of Linux Kernel 1.0, we emulated SCO to run commercial applications. Now, SCO emulates *us* to run commercial apps. Total world domination, anyone?

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  22. Re:Darl in Top 25? by finkployd · · Score: 2, Funny

    Whoops! The pages were stuck.

    Ummmm, well......ok

    Finkployd

  23. Re:SCO ? who uses it? by Geek+of+Tech · · Score: 2, Funny
    >> I also used to work somewhere (a non-profit) that had an old Informix database running on an even older SCO box.

    Ever stop to think that maybe that's why you were non-profit? :P

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  24. SCO sues Saddam Hussein for copyright infringement by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    On the lawsuit front, SCO has sued Saddam Hussein for copyright infringement.

    "UNIX beard is clearly part of UNIX methods and concepts", claims SCO lawyer David Boies. UNIX beard has long tradition among UNIX kernel developers. It demonstrates authority in enterprise software development. We therefore claim that Saddam has violated our copyrights on UNIX methods and concepts, and demand that SCO UnixWare will be the sole operating system in rebuilt Iraq."