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| DATE | 2003-08-08 |
| FROM | From: "Inker, Evan"
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [hangout] Lycoris Users Immune to SCO Licensing
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Lycoris Users Immune to SCO Licensing
Posted on Wednesday, August 06 -at- 12:39:22 PDT by Rus
Redmond, WA - August 6, 2003 - Lycoris revealed today that its flagship
product, Desktop/LX, is based on Caldera OpenLinux, which Lycoris has a
license to develop and distribute directly from SCO. The terms of this
previous agreement lock in Lycoris's ability to alter the source code of the
Caldera OpenLinux product, which it has done extensively and release the
results as Open Source to the public.
"Anyone can still download the source to Caldera OpenLinux today and modify
it as we have done under the terms of SCO's own freely distributable
license," states Jason Spisak, Vice President of Market Development for
Lycoris. "They have a specific licensing agreement with Lycoris for that
source code, and both parties are adhering to that license, so our users
have nothing to worry about."
Lycoris rejects SCO's recent claims regarding additional licensing for
previously licensed technology which Lycoris has a binding current license
to freely modify and redistribute. All Lycoris Desktop/LX users are
unaffected by this new licensing program and are immune to any further
changes in the SCO licensing structure due to the perpetuity of the prior
agreement. Lycoris is confident that SCO will resolve any dispute with other
companies using the utmost professionalism as it has with Lycoris regarding
the absolution from any additional licensing fees.
Lycoris
Familiar. Powerful. Open.
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