SCO uses Linux
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 10:53 pmTheir FTP server is running Linux. But heck, I guess they have the right to run it since they wrote it! SCO UNIX is such a huge steaming pile of shite, SCO won't even run it.
$ cd /tmp
$ ftp ftp.sco.com
Connected to ftp.sco.com (216.250.128.13).
220 ftp.caldera.com Ready.
Name (ftp.sco.com:voidmain): anonymous
331 Anonymous login ok, send your complete email address as your password.
Password: asdf
230- Welcome to SCO's FTP site!
This site hosts UNIX software patches, device drivers and supplements
from SCO.
To access Skunkware and Supplemental Open Source Packages, please
connect to ftp2.caldera.com.
230 Anonymous access granted, restrictions apply.
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.
ftp> ls
227 Entering Passive Mode (216,250,128,13,197,221).
150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for file list
-rw-rw-r-- 1 ftp root 899 Aug 8 15:38 Legal_Notice
drwxr-xr-x 2 ftp ftp 1024 Mar 14 2000 bin
drwxr-xr-x 2 ftp ftp 1024 Mar 14 2000 etc
drwxr-xr-x 2 ftp ftp 1024 Nov 19 1999 lib
drwxrwxr-x 19 ftp ftp 1024 Oct 27 16:53 pub
-rw--w-r-- 1 ftp root 220 Sep 19 14:48 welcome.msg
226 Transfer complete.
ftp> get Legal_Notice
local: Legal_Notice remote: Legal_Notice
227 Entering Passive Mode (216,250,128,13,197,222).
150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for Legal_Notice (899 bytes)
226 Transfer complete.
899 bytes received in 0.00879 secs (1e+02 Kbytes/sec)
ftp> cd bin
250 CWD command successful.
ftp> ls
227 Entering Passive Mode (216,250,128,13,197,220).
150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for file list
-rw-r--r-- 1 ftp ftp 142512 Nov 19 1999 gzip
-rw-r--r-- 1 ftp ftp 153564 Nov 19 1999 ls
-rw-r--r-- 1 ftp ftp 287396 Nov 19 1999 tar
lrwxrwxrwx 1 ftp ftp 4 Jun 9 2001 zcat -> gzip
226 Transfer complete.
ftp> get gzip
local: gzip remote: gzip
227 Entering Passive Mode (216,250,128,13,197,225).
150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for gzip (142512 bytes)
226 Transfer complete.
142512 bytes received in 1.86 secs (75 Kbytes/sec)
ftp> get ls
local: ls remote: ls
227 Entering Passive Mode (216,250,128,13,197,226).
150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for ls (153564 bytes)
226 Transfer complete.
153564 bytes received in 2 secs (75 Kbytes/sec)
ftp> get tar
local: tar remote: tar
227 Entering Passive Mode (216,250,128,13,197,227).
150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for tar (287396 bytes)
226 Transfer complete.
287396 bytes received in 3.75 secs (75 Kbytes/sec)
ftp> quit
$ cat Legal_Notice
NOTICE: SCO has suspended new sales and distribution of SCO Linux until
the intellectual property issues surrounding Linux are resolved. SCO will,
however, continue to support existing SCO Linux and Caldera OpenLinux
customers consistent with existing contractual obligations. SCO offers at
no extra charge to its existing Linux customers a SCO UNIX IP license for
their use of prior SCO or Caldera distributions of Linux in binary
format. The license also covers binary use of support updates distributed
to them by SCO. This SCO license balances SCO's need to enforce its
intellectual property rights against the practical needs of existing
customers in the marketplace.
The Linux rpms available on SCO's ftp site are offered for download to
existing customers of SCO Linux, Caldera OpenLinux or SCO UnixWare with
LKP, in order to honor SCO's support obligations to such customers.
$ strings ls | egrep -i "gnu|linux"
GNU fileutils 3.12
@(#) The Linux C library 5.4.22
$ strings ls | egrep -i "sco|unix"
$ strings gzip | egrep -i "gnu|linux"
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
GNU General Public License for more details.
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@(#) The Linux C library 5.4.22
$ strings gzip | egrep -i "sco|unix"
%s: compressed data not %s a terminal. Use -f to force %scompression.
%s: %s: cannot %scompress onto itself
$ strings tar | egrep -i "gnu|linux"
GNU `tar' saves many files together into a single tape or disk archive, and
-G, --incremental handle old GNU-format incremental backup
-g, --listed-incremental handle new GNU-format incremental backup
GNU tar cannot read nor produce `--posix' archives. If POSIXLY_CORRECT
is set in the environment, GNU extensions are disallowed with `--posix'.
Report bugs to <tar-bugs@gnu.ai.mit.edu>.
GNU %s %s
GNU features wanted on incompatible archive format
@(#) The Linux C library 5.4.22
$ strings tar | egrep -i "sco|unix"
