From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: 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=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (minnie.tuhs.org [IPv6:2600:3c01:e000:146::1]) by inbox.vuxu.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 511F729A55 for ; Mon, 4 Nov 2024 03:32:09 +0100 (CET) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B3FD2427B6; Mon, 4 Nov 2024 12:32:03 +1000 (AEST) Received: from lax.lemis.com (www.lemis.com [45.32.70.18]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 20D844001D for ; Mon, 4 Nov 2024 12:31:54 +1000 (AEST) Received: from eureka.lemis.com (121-200-11-253.79c80b.mel.nbn.aussiebb.net [121.200.11.253]) by lax.lemis.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 80DB4280B8; Mon, 4 Nov 2024 02:31:53 +0000 (UTC) Received: from hydra.lemis.com (unknown [192.109.197.129]) by eureka.lemis.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id B1E38263591; Mon, 4 Nov 2024 13:31:52 +1100 (AEDT) Received: from hydra.lemis.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by hydra.lemis.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8D20813AC9; Mon, 04 Nov 2024 13:31:52 +1100 (AEDT) Received: (from grog@localhost) by hydra.lemis.com (8.18.1/8.16.1/Submit) id 4A42Vpde033168; Mon, 4 Nov 2024 13:31:51 +1100 (AEDT) (envelope-from grog) Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2024 13:31:51 +1100 From: "Greg 'groggy' Lehey" To: Will Senn Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="UNlDFi6HgDeq07N9" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Organization: LEMIS, 29 Stones Road, Dereel, VIC, Australia Phone: +61-3-5309-0418 Mobile: +61-490-494-038. Use only as instructed. WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/grog X-PGP-Fingerprint: 9A1B 8202 BCCE B846 F92F 09AC 22E6 F290 507A 4223 Message-ID-Hash: D7W5HKFPD7HVPURGVJWRPV5FTUNDYA7I X-Message-ID-Hash: D7W5HKFPD7HVPURGVJWRPV5FTUNDYA7I X-MailFrom: grog@lemis.com X-Mailman-Rule-Misses: dmarc-mitigation; no-senders; approved; emergency; loop; banned-address; member-moderation; header-match-tuhs.tuhs.org-0; nonmember-moderation; administrivia; implicit-dest; max-recipients; max-size; news-moderation; no-subject; digests; suspicious-header CC: tuhs@tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 3.3.6b1 Precedence: list Subject: [TUHS] Re: RIP Darl McBride former CEO of SCO List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list Archived-At: List-Archive: List-Help: List-Owner: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: --UNlDFi6HgDeq07N9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline On Sunday, 3 November 2024 at 19:17:03 -0600, Will Senn wrote: > It happened in September, apparently, but is only now making the rounds. > Darl McBride, known for taking everybody and his brother to court over > stolen code, has passed away. > > https://fossforce.com/2024/11/once-linuxs-biggest-enemy-darl-mcbride-dies-and-nobody-notices/ Oh. As you say, RIP. > I actually remember liking SCO back in the day, before the company > leadership went dark-side. These days, we get to play with ancient unix cuz > of their license. Yes. SCO really changed between 2002 and 2003. > Is there a concise summary of the SCO suits and fallout out there? I've seen > a lot on the AT&T side of things, but other than having lived through it, > I've not seen much on what eventually happened and why it all sort of just > dissappeared. Not quite what you're looking for, but at the time I kept quite a bit of information at http://www.lemis.com/grog/SCO/ It's a bit of a mess, and a lot of the links have atrophied, but some of it could be interesting. Potentially the reference to BSD code in the fossforce article could be related to http://www.lemis.com/grog/SCO/code-comparison.php 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.php --UNlDFi6HgDeq07N9 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iFwEARECAB0WIQSaG4ICvM64RvkvCawi5vKQUHpCIwUCZygyFwAKCRAi5vKQUHpC I6EnAKCDF22WhDjmHz9QEUoty6iOFwJ3SwCYglR3823utcbxhhCY9sOR9QCB8Q== =TfU6 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --UNlDFi6HgDeq07N9--