flynn23 wrote:
] Jello wrote:
] ] ] Microsoft Corp., which on Monday announced it was
] ] ] licensing the Unix source code and patent from the SCO
] ] ] Group, is remaining tight-lipped about its reasons for
] ] ] the move.
] ]
] ] This is how they shall commoditize the linux?
] ]
] ] This keeps getting weirder and weirder...
]
] I'm telling you, MS will release products based on Linux soon.
] It's their only defense left. They will 'embrace and extend'
] the source to the point where it's useless. I've been saying
] this for a year.

Seems like that would be the reasoning here. Or at least a possibility they are exploring. They have aquired SCO's System V for linux, which the link says allows linux to run SCO apps. They can now develop their apps for linux, but have them require the SCO System V stuff, so everyone will be forced to run M$ software over their freeware Linux/GNU OS, if they want Microsoft software on their Linux PC. They can make Microsoft linux with SCO System V for linux highly interoperable with all the new closed protocols (.net, whatever) they are doing, but only with SCO System V for Linux. M$ starts benefitting from open source development. M$ wins.

RE: Microsoft Mum on Unix Licensing Move