SCO Licenses Now Available

wes33 writes "Now available at the SCO website, genuine licenses permitting you to use SCO IP that is 'necessary for you to run Linux'. And they take VISA. Looks like they're saying that any code that is similar to Unix code counts as their Unix code!? Actually, the agreement needs analysis. It looks to me that you're paying for a pig in a poke, but IANAL. Here's some of the meat: '"UNIX-based Code'" shall mean any Code or Method that: (i) in its literal or non-literal expression, structure, format, use, functionality or adaptation (ii) is based on, developed in, derived from or is similar to (iii) any Code contained in or Method devised or developed in (iv) UNIX System V or UnixWare(R), or (v) any modification or derivative work based on or licensed under UNIX System V or UnixWare. ... Provided You pay the applicable license fee and complete the required registration of the COLA, SCO grants You the right to use all, or portions of, the SCO IP only as necessary to use the Operating System on each System for which the appropriate CPUs have been licensed from SCO.'" The linked page says this so-called license applies only to commercial use.

Comments

Re:Potential ramifications?

[EmagGeek]

You're missing the point here. Under our current administration, the viewpoint is this:

People who work for free, and give their product away, are not only not contributing to the economy, but also detracting from it because people are using a free product instead of one that costs money. Since business is more important to the shrub than people, it is obvious that we will never see any action on the part of this government against SCO. In fact, I am sure that in some back room, the administration has cut a non-action agreement with SCO and M$ to let this happen and try to get rid of Linux. After all, it's better for the economy, and therefore the shrub's reelection chances, for people to be spending money....