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

[Daniel Pearson]

Heh, thats what I was going to say.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christian Mueller" <mullerc at iinet.net.au>
To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 4:47 PM
Subject: Re: [plug] [SCO][link] $US1399 for right to run Linux


> Tom Hallam wrote:
> >   FreeBSD is sounding good.  Anyone want to port apt to it?  ;-)
>
> no need for apt, we have got the ports system.
>
> >
> > Kai Jones wrote:
> >
> >>"Cleary, it's at a point and time where we are going to take matters
into
> >>our own hands and move forward. It's time to start marching onward again
> >>with our legal claims."
> >>In other words, sue someone else because they can and because their
share
> >>price is going up, Darl's a pr!ck.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>-----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 <mailto: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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