Ekupheleni kukaMashi walo nyaka, sabelane lapha kubhulogi izindaba zesidingo engisenzile Abantu baseXinuos bathathele izinyathelo zomthetho i-IBM neRed Hat futhi yilokho uXinuos ithi i-IBM ikopishe ikhodi yeXinuos ngokungemthetho ngezinhlelo zayo ezisebenza ngamaseva futhi zakha uzungu neRed Hat ukuhlukanisa imakethe ngokungemthetho.
Konke lokhu kwaqala ngonyaka we-1995 ngokuthengiswa by kusuka kuNovell kusuka kukhodi ye-Unix kuya enkampanini ye-SCO (I-SCO, umthengisi we-UNIX wamaprosesa we-x86). Lokhu kuthengisa kukhiqize izincazelo ezimbili phakathi kwabahlanganyeli, njengoba uNovell ekholelwa ukuthi idlulise kuphela ikhodi, hhayi amalungelo empahla, okushiwo yi-SCO ukuthi ithenge zombili.
Ngo-1998, i-IBM, iSanta Cruz Operation, nabanye bahlangana ukudala iProject Monterey., ngenhloso yokuthuthukisa uhlobo lwe-UNIX olusebenza kuzingxenyekazi eziningi zehardware (okuthile umphakathi weLinux owaqala ukukwenza futhi)
Ngo-2001, i-IBM yanquma ukuthi iLinux kwakuyikusasa futhi yashiya iProjekthi Monterey, nokuhudula abanye babahlanganyeli beMonterey Project ngokuvuka kwayo. Ngaleso sikhathi, iBig Blue yayisenze inguqulo yokulinga yohlelo lwayo lwe-UNIX-like AIX olusebenzisa ikhodi ye-SCO.
Kepha lapho eshiya iphrojekthi, I-IBM idlulisele eminye impahla yayo ebhaliwe kuLinux. I-SCO iyaphikisana nale minikelo ngoba yayikholelwa ukuthi i-IBM inikeze izimpahla zayo kwi-Linux source source evulekile.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngoMashi 6, 2003, iCaldera Systems, eqanjwe kabusha i-SCO, yafaka isenzo ngokumelene ne-IBM ngokwephula inkontileka yabo yephrojekthi ehlanganyelwe yaseMonterey yokuthuthukiswa ngokuhlanganyela kohlelo lokusebenza lwe-Unix. Ummangali usola iBig Blue ngokudalula amanye amakhodi womthombo we-Unix nezindlela zokunikela kwiLinux nokwakha i-AIX, inguqulo ye-IBM uqobo ye-Unix ekuqaleni efuna imali eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama- $ 1, isimangalo sakhe sakhula ngokushesha ngezinyanga ezintathu ukufinyelela ku- $ 3 isigidigidi.
Ibuyiselwe emuva yi-IBM ngo-Agasti 2003 enkantolo yenhlangano yase-Utah nokwasusa ukukhala okungakaze kube khona emhlabeni wezobuchwepheshe bolwazi (kusuka kwiFree Software Foundation kuye eNovell, kubandakanya nabasebenzi bayo), i-SCO yasheshe yazithola isesimweni esibi kakhulu.
Ngo-Agasti 10, 2007, iJaji uKimball lakhipha isinqumo uthathe isinqumo: kukhombisa ukuthi uNovell empeleni ungumnikazi welungelo lobunikazi ku-Unix naku-UnixWare. Ibhekene nokwehluleka okunjalo futhi ibonakala icasukile, inkampani yayisengozini. Inzuzo yayo yehle isuka ku- $ 250 million yaya ku- $ 15 million ngonyaka ngenxa yomncintiswano omusha ovela kwiLinux.
Manje, ngo-Agasti 26, 2021, esicelweni sesivumelwano kusuka e-United States Bankruptcy Court yesiFunda saseDelaware kukhombisa ukuthi amaqembu "avumile ukuxazulula zonke izingxabano kufaka phakathi ngokukhokha kumlawuli (…) kwe- $ 14,250,000 »zingakapheli izinsuku ezinhlanu kusukela ngosuku lokuqala kwesivumelwano sokukhokha.
Ngokusobala, uma isicelo samukelwa yizinhlangothi zombili, lesi sivumelwano sizoqeda icala langaphambili le-SCO nge-IBM. Ezinsukwini ezi-5, I-IBM kuzofanele ikhokhe u- $ 14,25 million ngokudlulisela kumlawuli ophethe ukuqothuka kwe-SCO, eyaqanjwa kabusha ngokuthi yi-TSG Group. Okokugcina, lesi siphakamiso senziwa ngendlela enengqondo, kucatshangelwa inzalo enhle kakhulu yababolekisi futhi kufanele samukelwe.
Kepha lokhu akugcini lapha, ngoba le mpi ingaholwa elinye ibhizinisi. Eqinisweni, yize i-SCO yabhidlika, impahla yayo ebhaliwe yaqhubeka nokuphila ngaphansi kwabanikazi abasha. I-IBM iqhubekile nokulwa futhi izinhlangano ezizuze ifa lomqondo we-SCO ziqhubeke nokuzama amakhona amasha, zathola imithombo emisha yoxhaso.
UXinuos, owathatha izimpahla ze-SCO eminyakeni eyishumi eyedlule, usephendukele i-IBM. IBig Blue iphinde yasolwa, kulokhu nguXinuos, ngokukopisha ngokungekho emthethweni ikhodi yesoftware lena eyathengwa yiSCO ukuyisebenzisa ohlelweni lwayo lokusebenza.
UXinuos, wafaka icala enkantolo ngasekuqaleni konyaka, esola ukwebiwa kwempahla enobuhlakani nokuhlanganiswa kwemakethe yokubusa wedwa kubamangalelwa ngokuhlanganyela i-IBM neRed Hat. I-Xinuos yakhiwa ezungeze izimpahla ze-SCO Group cishe eminyakeni eyishumi edlule ngaphansi kwegama le-UnXis, futhi ngaleso sikhathi, owalandela i-SCO wayengenayo intshisekelo yokuqhubeka nengxabano yakhe yokugcina ngeLinux.
Isidingo isola ukuthi i-IBM ifake ikhodi engacacisiwe kwekhodi yenkampani ye-UnixWare ne-OpenServer kusistimu yokusebenza ye-IBM ye-AIX. Iphinde ithi i-IBM neRed Hat ngqo bakha uzungu lokuhlukanisa yonke imakethe. yezinhlelo zokusebenza ezifana ne-Unix zibe ngamathuba amakhulu ebhizinisi e-IBM, ishiya i-Xinuos ebumnyameni.
Icala leXinuos libuye lithi i-IBM idukise abatshalizimali ngokusho emibikweni yayo yonyaka kusukela ngo-2008 ukuthi ingumnikazi wawo wonke amalungelo e-Unix nase-UnixWare.