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legality od linux-abi for sco

apps?

Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2003 14:30:30 +0200
From: Kim Petersen <kp@kyborg.dk>
Subject: Re: SCO emulator for Linux
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Jim Sullivan wrote:
> 
> While there was an iBCSII emulator for Linux in the past, I don't know the
> status of it today.  I do know that exactly this type of usage, when the SCO
> Shared Libraries are required, you're violating the SCO licensing agreement
> and stealing their IP.  While this may be what you want to do, I tend to
> frown on theft.

It is (as pr. SCO's own licenses - *not* theft to take the shared 
libraries from your old Unix (as long as its been shredded ;-)). 
Alternatively you can buy a license for the shared libraries seperately 
(afaik). So if you move from SCO to Linux - you should setup ABI and 
copy the shared libs (just in case some app or other isn't supported on 
your new OS.)

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