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UnXis Group To Acquire SCO

Posted by Soulskill on from the if-at-first-you-don't-succeed dept.

Evil-G writes "In an email on Friday, SCO informed its partners that UnXis Inc. was chosen as the successful bidder for SCO's Unix software business on 26 January. The slightly convoluted phrasing is probably due to SCO's current reorganization under Chapter 11. On 16 February, the transaction is to be submitted for approval to the bankruptcy court where SCO's case is pending."

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  1. So all SCO has left is lawsuits? by grapeape · · Score: 4, Informative

    Wow looks like all that is left of SCO are lawsuits, debt and a pending appeal. You have to wonder why in the world anyone would want to buy the business division, considering the SCO name is poison to just about anyone who knows anything about Unix. My guess is they will do anything in their power to distance themselves from the SCO name.

  2. Re:SCO has a software business? by Insanity+Defense · · Score: 5, Informative

    That's because you are an ignorant cunt. They owned unix and linux you know.

    They claimed that Linux has substantial amounts of Unix in it which gave them "control" of Linux in their fantasy world. The problems with this were threefold. 1/ that they never proved the presence of Unix code in Linux and 2/ They have repeatedly been ruled in court not to own the required copyrights to back up those claims 3/ The moment the claimed code was identified it would begin to be removed. The legal owner of those copyrights says Linux doesn't violate them.

    So no ownership of Unix or of Linux. All they are really trying to sell is the Unixware and Openserver businesses right now. Last time UnXis tried to buy it the bankruptcy judge said no deal, they need to get his agreement. Also Novell claims the right to veto such a sale and last time said they would.

  3. Re:What is UnXis? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    That domain is just some guy in North York, ON that does consulting (do a whois and look yourself).

    It's not related to this, so don't call the guy up and give him shit.

    The real domain, unxis.co.uk, as stated above, belongs to SCO since it redirects to SCO.

    The question is, does the guy in North York have a beef with SCO now?

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  4. Sounds about right by rsilvergun · · Score: 4, Informative

    it looks like SCO is trying to split off their still profitable software business from the dead and deader lawsuit business so when the whole thing gets dissolved by bankruptcy their creditors are left holding and empty bag.

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  5. Re:Just who is "UnXis Inc."? by happymellon · · Score: 4, Informative

    Back in 2009 Unxis and SCO seemed to be the same company.

    http://techrights.org/2009/07/14/sco-and-unxis/

    http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20090711015440158

    http://www.unxis.ca/
    http://www.unxis.co.uk/
    http://www.unxis.com/

    So I would say it all seems like a scam to avoid having to do anything legal.