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Computer Associates Pays Off SCO
jford235 writes "Forbes reports that CA has paid the fee to SCO for their license. The deal went down in August but today CA has says that they have taken steps to "distance itself from SCO"."
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Articles say that the liscenses were thrown in as part of a seperate breach of contract settlement. They were not "purchased".
Oh, MY GOD!!!
Guy 1: Hey, what about that 100 grand you owe me!
Guy 2: Hey, did you know I own the Brookling Bridge? Let's just throw it in the deal, ok!
how long until
... like giving away free stuff along with other things ...
:-)
Ahhh, like AOL disks. Maybe that is the future business model for SCO. Get a free Linux license with your PC Magazine....
Browsers shouldn't have a back button!! It's all about going forward...
For going through the trouble of reading the subject and/or body of this post, I hereby grant you license to IP I own in Linux.
Heh heh, now I can submit a press release claiming I sold Linux licenses to hundreds or thousands of Slashdot readers. Muahahahah!
(I feel compelled to add a disclaimer that this is satire and as far as I know I currently don't own any IP in Linux and therefore can't grant you any license. Geez, that's a joke kill.)
CA: "I did not have relations with that ho!"
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
Licence your IP
I laughed and laughed...