SCO and Computer Associates (CA) had a lawsuit going on over various issues (details here). Breach of contract sort of stuff, relating to SCO Unixware.

As part of the settlement, CA got a few Unixware licenses. Fair enough.

Well, SCO goes and tacks on Linux IP licenses to go along with each of the Unixware ones, and runs around shouting that CA is now a Linux licensee. That's just evil.

CA, of course, has no intention of purchasing Linux licenses from SCO, and think the suit is ridiculous. I think this gem of a quote sums up CA's position quite well:

"By the way, CA doesn't have enough UnixWare licenses to cover all its Linux servers", Greenblatt said.

Bwhahahahha.