[Linux-aus] SCO suspends it's Linux distribution

[Chris Samuel]

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On Thursday 15 May 2003 4:37 pm, Jon maddog Hall wrote:

> No, this is not the reason that this is only happening to Linux.  The
> real reason is that there are no large companies with deep pockets
> interested in BSD.  If there were, SCO would be suing them too.

I believe that SCO is bound by the 1994 settlement between USL Inc (then owned 
by Novell) and UCB which released BSD 4.4 Lite as completely unencumbered.

I don't think even SCO would be dumb enough to try and reopen a lawsuit when 
it's already been settled that the BSD 4.4 Lite release was unencumbered.

I believe that all the BSD's (including BSDI, if they are still going) are 
based on BSD 4.4 Lite.

Chris (bought the t-shirt, literally :-))
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