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SCO Approaches Google About Linux Licenses

Posted by timothy on from the multiply-by-several-thousand-please dept.

MSBob writes "Seems that SCO is seriously hinting that their next victim is going to be Google. SCO said that they held what SCO described as "low level talks" with Google executives with regards to licensing SCO's alleged intellectual property within the Linux kernel. The full article is on Forbes.com." The Reuters story is on Yahoo!, too.

3 of 591 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Low level talks: by antiMStroll · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    Google announces forthcoming IPO, SCO publicizes talks about "misappropraited intellectual property." Coincidence? I think not.

    Lowest common denominator business practices courtesy of Utah.

  2. Re:They better not! by boobsea · · Score: 2, Flamebait

    Excuse me, but the whole spirit behind the GPL was you owe nothing for using GPL licensed programs.

    Google owes the community zilch.

    If you want corporations to be obliged to be socially accountable while using your programs, then change the license to say so. Then quickly find out that no one wants that kind of obligation.

  3. Not the FRENCH servers... by Ieshan · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Well... not the french server. The french server talks went like this:

    SCO: You owe us money for linux licenses.
    Google: Fuck off.
    French Government: WE SURRENDER! RUN FOR THE HILLS!