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SCO to Unix developers, We want you back

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the buying-friends dept.

NoGuffCheck writes "CRN is reporting that Darl McBride is looking to get Unix developers back onboard with cash incentives for completing training in SCO's new mobile application kit; EdgeBuilder. It doesn't stop there; there's a 12-cylinder BMW or $100,000 dollars for the development of the best wireless application."

6 of 427 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Let me be the first to say by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    How is this offtopic? It's the funniest story I've ever read on /.

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    No folly is more costly than the folly of intolerant idealism. - Winston Churchill
  2. mod parent up by namekuseijin · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    yes, please

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    I don't feel like it...
  3. Re:Obligatory article nitpicks... by bradkittenbrink · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    You got further than I did... I took one look at this and closed the tab:
    Trying to become known as something other than the company that sued prominent users of Linux, SCO is offering cash and cars to developers who use its tool kit to produce the wireless applications. The SCO Group is trying to become something other than the company that sued prominent users of Linux.
  4. No sterility fears here! by LizardKing · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I have my laptop pretty far forward, almost wobbling on my knees. The result is no overheated knackersack, instead I get back ache from leaning over the laptop ...

  5. Re:Ring Tones? by larytet · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    talking about ring tone to the cell phone - run goMyPlace daemon on your Mac/Linux/Win32 and access your 320 kbits MP3s at flat rate of Internet access. Open Source (GPL) including server side code

  6. Re:MySQL is sponsoring this?! WTF?! by gumbright · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    No, doofus. His duck.

    OK. That was lame, unlike your comment. I would have given you a point if I had any right now.