United Linux Dead

Posted by michael on Friday January 23, 2004 @07:00AM from the no-business-like-sco-business dept.

DesScorp writes "ZDnet has a story about the impending demise of United Linux, with former general manager Paula Hunter stating that 'the legal entity still exists but I turned the lights out'. While a couple of reasons were given for UL's demise, most of the blame was firmly laid on the shoulders of SCO. As a member of group, their lawsuits killed off any real product development. SCO apparently refused to resign from UL, and Hunter said that 'As long as they remained a member, it remained impossible for us to begin new projects'. Which brings up the question, couldn't the other group members have kicked them out?"

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SCO being a member of United Linux... by corebreech · 2004-01-23 07:01 · Score: 5, Insightful

...is like Madonna running a mirror for suprnova.org, isn't it?

Or to put it another way, why would SCO join an organization designed to standardize the way in which their IP rights are violated?

Unless of course they have no IP claims to begin with. Which they don't. And we know that. And so did SCO, at one point in time.

I don't understand why that fact alone doesn't throw this whole case out.

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