Posted Monday 17th September 2007 11:53 GMT

..oh well, never mind.

"SCO offered Boies and Co. a 20 per cent stake as payment "

The fact that this was turned down suggests that B&C knew a sinking ship when they saw one and (like all sensible rats) made haste for the shore.

So, do those who were daft enough to pay SCO a 'licence' for Linux now get their money back? That's a rhetorical question, BTW.

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