By Stephen Shankland, 3 September 2003 07:24
NEWS The SCO Group is turning up the heat in its attempt to impose Unix licence fees for Linux use by announcing plans to start sending invoices to companies before the month is out. However, companies are being advised to do nothing about the invoices until SCO's lawsuits have been settled and its right to charge Linux users has been established by the courts. While sending invoices represents an aggressive move it still stops short of the kind of legal action the company has threatened in the past. In July, SCO CEO Darl McBride described the licensing program as "a solution that...gets you square with the use of Linux, without having to go to the courtroom." SCO will pursue commercial Linux users who have discussed their Linux work publicly, Stowell said. Stacey Quandt, an independent Linux analyst, said companies should wait to see how the current SCO lawsuits end before acting. "I can't see why a company would pay this, since it is all based on allegations and hasn't been proven in court," she said. Stephen Shankland writes for News.com
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1. anonymous
What's fascinating is that as of January 3, 2004 no one has yet recieved one of these invoices.
Wonder why?
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Wayne