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WHY?WHY?Posted Sep 14, 2003 16:40 UTC (Sun) by corbet (editor, #1)In reply to: WHY? by gups Parent article: Interview: Linux usage raises big legal concerns (Gulf News) I put up a pointer to the article because I think it's important to know what people are saying. As a high-level manager for a company whose reaction to free software is of interest, Mr. Kateeb's point of view is worth knowing about. This is not ordinary FUD we're seeing here; it's more likely a preview of a line that Microsoft is considering taking on a broader scale. Forewarned is forearmed.
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WHY? Posted Sep 14, 2003 16:54 UTC (Sun) by cpm (guest, #3554) [Link] Some of us expected this whole thing back when thejustice department of the US decided to give Microsoft a pass. I read in more than one place after the so-called settlement, "Expect Microsoft to attack the GPL via proxy within two years. Once they start they will not stop." This isn't a difficult conclusion to draw. Microsoft This whole thing is an exit strategy for McBride and company
WHY? Posted Sep 15, 2003 16:20 UTC (Mon) by mmarq (guest, #2332) [Link] Good analises.But M$ previous atempts to FUD were unbalanced (cancer, anti-american) or of dubious technical merits (diversity of Linux, speed, "value" of the software), in which we can include the TCO question, were all directed to smaller audiences that by its nature are pro-active and technical aware... ALL SOMEHOW BACKFIRED TO M$... Calling Linux/OSS thieves is "HEAVY GUN", and if was easy to predict a massive attack from the M$, by proxy or not, i guess we are witnessing the begining of that assault with the cover of the "majority of press" which is controlled by the powers that stand to lose if M$ goes belly up. DONT COUNT TO MUCH ON THE PRESS FOR IMPARCIALITY OR TRUTH... And have no ilusions, in the end either M$ wins clearly and everybody else lose, or Linux/OSS wins clearly and M$ loses,..., there will be no negotiations or middle ground!... SCO has lost its focus and is now to burn, and -"M$ POWERS"- (like DRM/Paladium + Press) will direct a more sofisticated (like bribing big IT operations) attack themselfs!... COULD PROVE TO BE TOUGH BECAUSE WITH THE POWER OF PRESS ALL ON ONE SIDE, WOULD BE LIKE LINUX/OSS IS AGAINST THE ALL WORLD.
WHY? Posted Sep 14, 2003 18:20 UTC (Sun) by pto (guest, #5753) [Link] The comments of a regional MS manager are particularly interesting, because he isn't ascareful as the usual talking heads from Redmond. He is quite openly and dishonestly misrepresenting the SCO case and the Linux community's approach to intellectual property. I suspect this is exactly what Microsoft is telling companies in private, even though they are normally too embarrassed to make such accusations in public. I can only hope that companies realize that the biggest obstacle for them "to innovate and
WHY? Posted Sep 15, 2003 13:47 UTC (Mon) by dkite (guest, #4577) [Link] This is salesman trash talk. Trash the competition and inflate your own claims. It's rare that weread this stuff in print. If a higher up comes and asks you 'what is this SCO thing', this is probably what they heard from a rep. This is common practice in all sales endeavors. It usually doesn't work very well. It may hold a committed customer. If the sales rep finds out that you are looking at Linux, this will be the first line. The second line will be something like "oh, we were looking at your account, and we could probably knock 30% or so off.....". The company I work for is always hearing trash talk from those who want our customers. We don't lose very much, and usually get it back. Negative talk doesn't sell, it stops sales. Derek
WHY? Posted Sep 14, 2003 18:29 UTC (Sun) by toon (guest, #511) [Link] > Forewarned is forearmed.Hmmmm, yes, perhaps from a US-centric position this is OK, 1/2 :-) Toon Moene (GNU Fortran Maintainer).
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