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SCO Offers Up The 'SCAMP' Stack

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the quite-the-little-scamps dept.

Robert wrote to mention a Computer Business Review Online article about SCO's newest marketing tactic. They're offering their OS as part of a 'SCAMP' stack, ala the more familiar LAMP setup. From the article: "The Lindon, Utah-based Unix vendor has included the open source Apache web server, MySQL database, and PHP and Perl programming languages with its SCO OpenServer operating system since the launch of OpenServer 6 in June 2005. It is now pitching the technologies as a SCAMP stack, placing it squarely up against the Linux-based LAMP stack. SCO claims that Linux contains Unix code donated to the open source operating system in violation of agreements between it and IBM Corp."

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  1. Scamp: From Dictionary.com by JSBiff · · Score: 0, Redundant

    scamp1 Audio pronunciation of "scamp" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (skmp)
    n.

          1. A rogue; a rascal.
          2. A mischievous youngster.

    How appropriate. . .

  2. how fitting by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 0, Redundant

    From the OED:

    scamp, n. A good-for-nothing, worthless person, a ne'er-do-well, 'waster'; a rascal. Also playfully as a mild term of reproof.

    scamp, v. To do (work, a task, etc.) negligently or hurriedly.

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  3. SCAMP - P = SCAM by Sparcler · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I was wondering what do you get when you subtract a p from SCAMP? SCAMP - P = SCAM oh its SCO's business model.

  4. Taking A Risk by davidpfarrell · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Aren't they taking a risk having SCAM in the name of any of their offerings?

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  5. SCAMP by elronxenu · · Score: 0, Redundant

    At least they got the 'SCAM' part right!