The Forbes article is one that everybody who has interest in the SOC vs IBM
suite should read even if you disagree with Forbes.
http://www.forbes.com/2003/06/18/cz_dl_0618linux.html
"SCO is basically owned and run by The Canopy Group, a Utah firm with
investments in dozens of companies. Canopy's chief executive, Ralph J. Yarro
III, is chairman of SCO's board of directors and engineered the suit against
Microsoft in 1996. Canopy's chief financial officer, is another SCO director,
along with Thomas Raimondi, chief executive of a Canopy company called MTI
Technology."
Another Interesting point is"
"In 1996, SCO's predecessor company,bought the rights to a decrepit version of
the DOS operating system and used it to sue Microsoft, eventually shaking a
settlement out of the Redmond, Wash., software giant. In 1997, Darl McBride,
now SCO's chief executive, sued his then employer, IKON Office Solutions, and
won a settlement that he says was worth multiple millions. (IKON acknowledges
the settlement but disputes the amount.)"
To me this is sounding more and more like a firm whose basic reason for being
is litigation.
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