"Many customers are concerned about using Linux since they have become aware of the allegations that Linux is an unauthorized derivative work of the UNIX® operating system," says SCO. The company is therefore offering them a cut-rate deal, as follows:
The promotional fee for the client (desktop) license is $199. The promotional fees for server licenses are: Right to use SCO IP in a Linux distribution Promotional License Fee with 1 CPU $699 with 2 CPUs $1,149 with 4 CPUs $2,499 with 8 CPUs $4,999 Additional single CPU $749
Well, there goes the idea that lots of commercial customers would pay SCO a couple of bucks to shut them up. Why so expensive? "SCO has invested hundreds of millions in the development of UNIX and is therefore entitled to a reasonable return on its investment. SCO believes that major portions of the 2.4 and later versions of the Linux kernel are unauthorized derivative works of SCO UNIX IP."
