[plug] [SCO][link] $US1399 for right to run Linux

Kai Jones kai.jones at broome.wa.gov.au
Wed Aug 6 10:15:51 WST 2003


On that note...
http://www.forbes.com/2003/08/04/cz_dl_0804linux.html

Although, reading through some of Forbes.com's other articles about Linux it
looks like they're a bit biased towards a cetain software company in
Redmond, Washington.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ben Jensz [mailto:plug at jensz.id.au]
> Sent: Wednesday, 6 August 2003 9:20 AM
> To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> Subject: [plug] [SCO][link] $US1399 for right to run Linux
>
>
> "Linux users face a serious question. Is $699 too much to pay
> for a good
> bath?
>
> The $699 scrubbing fee is exactly how much SCO wants for one
> CPU's worth
> of a Linux license, and that's just for the time being. Come
> October 15,
> the single CPU fee jumps to a whopping $1,399."
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/53/32187.html
>
> What a crock...
>
>
> / Ben
>



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