Nobody said SCO sued BSD or BSD users. USL sued BSD and UC (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNIX_System_Laboratories,_Inc.....) long before the SCO lawsuits.
Even in that case, it was one suit and it was settled before FreeBSD was ever released.
Which simply wasn’t enough drama to persuade businesses on smaller budgets away from using FreeBSD.
Even in that case, it was one suit and it was settled before FreeBSD was ever released.
Which simply wasn’t enough drama to persuade businesses on smaller budgets away from using FreeBSD.