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IBM Subpoena to Canopy

Groklaw reports that IBM has served a broad subpoena on the Canopy Group, SCO's parent company.

The subpoena includes a definition of the word “including”. Lest there be any doubt.

Also from Groklaw, and on a lighter note, Microsoft have chosen the acronym RMS for their Rights Management Server product, allowing such little gems as

To deploy RMS, organizations are required to have a Windows Server 2003 Server and Client Access Licenses as well as Windows Rights Management Services Client Access Licenses.[...]

An optional RMS External Connector License, which covers an unlimited number of outside users, costs $18,066.

Just imagine, Richard has probably been making external connections all these years without having a proper Licence...

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