[ale] SCO Developer Pool Question

[John Marasco]

Here is the "Company Profile" from the SCO web page:
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*The SCO Group (SCO)* is a provider of software solutions for small- to 
medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and replicated branch offices. SCO 
solutions include UNIX platforms; messaging, authentication, and 
e-business tools; and services that include technical support, 
education, consulting, and solution provider support programs.

Based in Lindon, Utah, SCO has a worldwide presence with representation 
in 82 countries. This infrastructure enables SCO to provide local 
support and dependable solutions to businesses around the world. In 
addition, SCO has a channel of more than 11,000 solution providers, a 
developer network of nearly 8,000, thousands of direct account customers 
and an installed base of more than two million systems.

SCO solutions are divided into three broad areas: operating systems, 
extended platform and services.

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Here is the information they are releasing with their current PR 
announcements:

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About The SCO Group

The SCO Group (SCOX 
<https://us.etrade.com/e/t/invest/quotesresearch?qmenu=2&prod=SCOX:US:EQ>, 
Trade <https://us.etrade.com/e/t/applogic/OrderForm?Symbol=SCOX>) helps 
millions of customers in more than 82 countries to grow their businesses 
with UNIX business solutions. Headquartered in Lindon, Utah, SCO has a 
worldwide network of more than 11,000 resellers and 4,000 developers. 
SCO Global Services provides reliable localized support and services to 
all partners and customers. For more information on SCO products and 
services visit http://www.sco.com .

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My question is, how does a company with less than 300 employees boast of 
a "worldwide network" of over 4,000 developers?  Are they talking about 
open source developers?  Didn't SCO stop selling open source software?  
I wonder at what point this sort of claim leads to false expectations 
(such as that 4,000 developers are somehow thinking about and working on 
products purchased from SCO) and then falls under the "false 
advertising" catagorization?

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