SCO Approaches Google About Linux Licenses

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.

Comments

Re:Low level talks:

[glassesmonkey]

wrong.. SCO says 'hey google give us $1000 which is peanuts and sign this non-disclosure and we'll call it even' -- Google 'ok sounds good to me' -- SCO release many press releases saying Google the largest commercial linux user paid SCO licsensing fee. Soon the $699's start to trickle in from all over the Fortune 500

Re:Low level talks:

[Thagg]

The problem with your plan is that there's still no incentive for people to part with their money. Those companies didn't get to be in the Fortune 500 by being stupid.

I think it's far more likely that if SCO asks people for money they'll decline, and if SCO demands money they'll be sued.

The likeliest scenario by far is that SCO is involved in a stock scam, requiring a constant stream of messages in the press. They needn't prevail in court nor need they actually receive any revenue.

thad

Re:One thing I've learned

[mangu]

Google is strict about not allowing political causes, no matter how justified, to throw around their search results.

Oh, yeah? Then why does a google on "goatse" come classified under the "Society > Religion and Spirituality > ... > Scientology" cathegory?