OSNews is Exploring the Future of Computing

Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 15th Sep 2009 16:28 UTC, submitted by Robert Escue

Apart from Linux and the various BSD operating systems, there's another open source UNIX-like operating system ~~(actually, it's a certified UNIX)~~: OpenSolaris. There are a few key differences between Linux and OpenSolaris, and TuxRadar lists some of them so that Linux users can dive right into Solaris.

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RE[4]: So defensive!

by binarycrusader on Sun 20th Sep 2009 04:53 UTC in reply to "RE[3]: So defensive!"

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Actually, nobody was legally required to give SCO anything. They got all their money from Microsoft and Sun. Coincidence, no? Why not SGI, HP...?

SGI and HP weren't launching a new operating system based on UNIX in 2005 either were they?

Think about it. Then think about all of the items Sun has open sourced since then. Then make the connection between licensing and software.

"They did not "fund SCO" anymore than customers of SCO that licensed copies of SCO Unix did.

Yeah, if some company suddenly found need for 50000 SCO licenses right when the scam started, it would have raised some eyebrows as well. "

Your speculation is nothing more than that; speculation.

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