From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED, HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 1600 invoked from network); 21 Mar 2021 03:03:18 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 21 Mar 2021 03:03:18 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 8CD8293D6E; Sun, 21 Mar 2021 13:03:16 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B5AA493D1B; Sun, 21 Mar 2021 13:02:52 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=fail reason="signature verification failed" (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=bsdimp-com.20150623.gappssmtp.com header.i=@bsdimp-com.20150623.gappssmtp.com header.b="vRvQuge1"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id C9B0E93D1B; Sun, 21 Mar 2021 13:02:50 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-qt1-f172.google.com (mail-qt1-f172.google.com [209.85.160.172]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 53D8293D06 for ; Sun, 21 Mar 2021 13:02:48 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-qt1-f172.google.com with SMTP id l13so9879285qtu.9 for ; Sat, 20 Mar 2021 20:02:48 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=bsdimp-com.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=a81ZxYrR7jbFGwJVhm6+zZpcK+Pc3jozE+keNsJR16g=; b=vRvQuge1GZ0MSklapwgzwyL7gnj6rIsEDIFphYwyJTIctdA6HGgHIfveinfg/2q28i uPYxtMKLW1c4IBfJHNDXVrB6LZA80p73xkvEzrK3LYhinwd739zZB8VVRPtz/lij6kSG MMhEdNvUs2vBLYMbTe/+txG6CBf9a6BX1yLeWdv5C0IBSRuoBPmqHl9lMwwF5oXiReFl DhMURGhnUEyU0f6RU5vSfN/znxf4ej9K6uXd1udWswBudYxk6s9cv3FH/ghCKrI4lAhG hfmcQFYi7JL+uYhVKMcKV4I7Lh36JrlTCp8C43ThYMe499JFPGRhhy+5lLTPk1vgezqF OWbA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=a81ZxYrR7jbFGwJVhm6+zZpcK+Pc3jozE+keNsJR16g=; b=q95TFp/gyfJ3yH6H5BSKaYzT7yPHH0gubVvOtG30v8HkQJuXMTd15OOuDpEnb9Y0rS 9x1zgh4s4+qWOJ2708ArxGHMkkwlG6Z3g99SDlaHvaE2oZqe2RlnPeOwWwhiII22mTb+ OY8csu9p9oRijqrpAWuH7zroOL7PMS3F8ozhRRzwC03jlwjm9CMKB46k3QBqZnFvDeCQ 5wEZl7DIhQrpLszn8JWhXGj7dg72ilOv6yAMM3xYhUUsYjrnwsS6loTI+elL8boBO7YW WlHU1Xx/fc74i4XQrVLgd/d6GEoz1amNfvW0zlGt2L0HXlcSdDOz4eKzmHK+VtuTQpdX QXKA== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM531Ir8ZW2OWXW+9J6ZzBNPq8xUCeaDJBoGZQcSt+sNLOUw/jHR/u 9RKPicIbktGppqRYFkgpPi3bbxhS5COOBFHh2FK4YeF+3dGCbQ== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJwHbHyDwm0QcfAPSJd6kclkYjvHaVv6fl/0flFK5jhOzYyI0Z3jnRBhGZQk+hWiRlzhKcH7lSHxnpqMf3lbFkA= X-Received: by 2002:a05:622a:1748:: with SMTP id l8mr4838991qtk.73.1616295767351; Sat, 20 Mar 2021 20:02:47 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20210320115018.GA9713@naleco.com> <20210320151632.GM2912@mcvoy.com> <20210321001843.GX2912@mcvoy.com> <20210321011217.GA60525@eureka.lemis.com> <20210321013126.GY2912@mcvoy.com> <20210321023809.GB60525@eureka.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: From: Warner Losh Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2021 21:02:35 -0600 Message-ID: To: Kevin Bowling Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="00000000000010bb9305be032fe6" Subject: Re: [TUHS] SCO marketing FreeBSD (was: Micnet, Was: Surprised about Unix System V in the 80's - so sparse!) X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: TUHS main list , Josh Good Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" --00000000000010bb9305be032fe6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, Mar 20, 2021, 8:44 PM Kevin Bowling wrote: > The Wikipedia article isn=E2=80=99t bad: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenServer > > The only first hand info I can add is the money guy passed away a couple > years ago, which probably put things into limbo and I=E2=80=99m not sure = who is at > the helm of Xinuos now. When I last talked to their engineering director > they had non-trivial revenue supporting the old products, enough to run > several product development engineers apart from whatever else it took to > keep the lights on. > I'd love to hear more recent news... Warner Ps I sent off a message to the FreeBSD developer list to see any one there knows. Hope I'm not stepping on any toes... On Sat, Mar 20, 2021 at 7:38 PM Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: > >> On Saturday, 20 March 2021 at 18:42:50 -0700, Kevin Bowling wrote: >> > SCO is still around in some form. ... They also shipped a version >> > of FreeBSD 10 commercially a handful of years ago. >> >> They did? Do you have details? From the version number it sounds as >> if it must have been at a time when most people already thought they >> were dead. >> >> Greg >> -- >> Sent from my desktop computer. >> Finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key. >> See complete headers for address and phone numbers. >> This message is digitally signed. If your Microsoft mail program >> reports problems, please read http://lemis.com/broken-MUA >> > --00000000000010bb9305be032fe6 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


On Sat, Mar 20, 2021, 8:44 PM Kevin Bowling <kevin.bowling@kev009.com> wrot= e:
The Wikipedia = article isn=E2=80=99t bad: =C2=A0

T= he only first hand info I can add is the money guy passed away a couple yea= rs ago, which probably put things into limbo and I=E2=80=99m not sure who i= s at the helm of Xinuos now.=C2=A0 When I last talked to their engineering = director they had non-trivial revenue supporting the old products, enough t= o run several product development engineers apart from whatever else it too= k to keep the lights on.

I'd love to hear more recent news...=C2= =A0

Warner

Ps I sent off a message to the FreeBS= D developer list to see any one there knows. Hope I'm not stepping on a= ny toes...

On Sat, Mar 20, 2021 at 7:38 PM Gre= g 'groggy' Lehey <grog@lemis.com> wrote:
On Saturday, 20 March 2021 at 18:42:50 -0700, Kevin Bowling wrote: > SCO is still around in some form.=C2=A0 ...=C2=A0 They also shipped a = version
> of FreeBSD 10 commercially a handful of years ago.

They did?=C2=A0 Do you have details?=C2=A0 From the version number it sound= s as
if it must have been at a time when most people already thought they
were dead.

Greg
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