Re:Microsoft distributing Linux? (Score 1)

It is not important to SCO if Microsoft is actively distributing Linux or a UNIX derivative, Microsoft was one of the first big companies to pay SCO for a UNIX license. There was some suspicion that Microsoft was not really interested in doing anything with the license but was interested in legitimizing SCO's claim to have the right to license UNIX which in turn could harm the UNIX and Linux communities. From todays vantage, it is easy to see that Microsoft could not loose if it bought a license, either SCO beats down Linux and more people turn to Microsoft or SCO goes under and has to refund the money.