SCO OpenWindfall Released
SCO is set to rebrand SCO Linux Server as SCO OpenWindfall, dubbing it "The legal, licensed Linux solution for paying customers." Darl McBride, SCO CEO, explained, "We've seen great response to our Linux licensing program, but our customers were asking for an up-to-date Linux product from us that they could pay for. Our engineering staff has put together a distribution based on the latest SCO/Linux software for those customers." SCO OpenWindfall is based on Linux kernel version 2.4.21, which SCO insists includes its intellectual property. "The Linux kernel continues to exist because of SCO's IP," said McBride, "and we will continue to remind everyone of that."
Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux, is unconcerned. "Anyone ignorant enough to pay SCO for an unwarranted and overpriced, not to mention frivolous, license to run Linux probably doesn't require the latest kernel," Torvalds said. He added, "Darl McBride is misleading people. The homo."
Jeremy Shockey could not be reached for comment.