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Didn't Caldera try that once?
At one time, they attempted to make their old Unixes (allegedly purchased from Santa Cruz Organization) compatable with linux binaries. Then Caldera renamed themselves "The SCO Group", and things went downhill from there.

What scares me is the following scenario for Sun...
1) Pseudo-open-source Splaris
2) Wait a while as the Solaris code gets widely distributed
3) Claim that lots of linux code is "mentally contaminated" by programmers looking at Solaris source
4) Lawsuits???
5) Profit???
Posted by: Knorthern Knight   Posted on: 05/09/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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What I find interesting is  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/09/07
All a matter of interpretation  Michael Kelly | 05/09/07
I agree, and my thought is...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/09/07
If by that you mean  Michael Kelly | 05/09/07
And the problem with that of course is ...  George Mitchell | 05/09/07
Is that the absolute truth?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/09/07
Not the Windows API, I can assure you ...  George Mitchell | 05/09/07
Probably not  Resuna | 05/10/07
Going with Sun IMO would be a trapping  Boot_Agnostic | 05/09/07
Sun hopes for Linux-like Solaris  Loverock Davidson | 05/09/07
Didn't Caldera try that once?  Knorthern Knight | 05/09/07
Well, the litigation path is certainly not working out well for SCO ...  George Mitchell | 05/10/07
Windows high end?  cmjrees | 05/10/07
Its all relative ...  George Mitchell | 05/10/07
Nice way to speak the truth  ViperHost | 05/11/07
RE: Its all relative ...  joe6pack_z | 05/14/07
Joe, I am ...  George Mitchell | 05/15/07
There's three ways to do this...  Resuna | 05/10/07
#3 is the winner ...  George Mitchell | 05/10/07
Solaris harder than it needs to be.  Outside T. Box | 05/10/07
You know nothing ...  George Mitchell | 05/10/07
Programmers  TonyMcS | 05/10/07
The scope of your experience obviously is limited  balsover | 05/10/07
Drivers+GUI  previso@... | 05/11/07
I wish them the very best and much success  intrepi@... | 05/14/07
What About Focusing On Users Vs. Programmers??  tom041652 | 05/15/07

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