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SCO CEO: Novell-SuSE breaks SCO contract (InfoWorld)

Posted Nov 18, 2003 15:52 UTC (Tue) by Zakaelri (guest, #15087)
Parent article: SCO CEO: Novell-SuSE breaks SCO contract (InfoWorld)

OK, say the following happens:
1) It is 2 years from now.
2) IBM and RH have both just whipped the pants off of SCO, as far as the lawsuit
goes. (Safe assumption, given what I hear on Groklaw, and the general opinions of
this audience).
3) Windows is on the decline, GNU/Linux is on the rise. (Questionable assumption, but
should be safe, given that market trends continue as they are now).

What do you bet that SCO, in it's last, still-on-crack breath, says ``Hey! The success
of GNU/Linux is due to all of the press we gave it with our lawsuits! You guys should
thank us.''

It'd be right up their alley ;)

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Posted Nov 18, 2003 16:21 UTC (Tue) by vblum (guest, #1151) [Link]

We will thank them. If all goes well, they helping to lay a solid IP foundation to Linux + some core GNU software, I should say. Unless the game is somehow rigged, there will be not much room to question Linux after their code is out in the open. Plus, the GPL will finally be fireproofed in court. What more can we ask?

SCO CEO: Novell-SuSE breaks SCO contract (InfoWorld)

Posted Nov 18, 2003 19:04 UTC (Tue) by mmarq (guest, #2332) [Link]

Oh we will thank them allright,... i even intend, personally, to light a candle in their memory,... and that is a thing we are all most wishing right now, in devotion ;-)

Edits for consistency

Posted Nov 18, 2003 22:16 UTC (Tue) by Zakaelri (guest, #15087) [Link]

Edits italicised.

3) Windows is on the decline, GNU/Linux is on the rise (percentage wise). (Questionable assumption, but a valid one, given that market trends continue as they are now).

Edits for consistency

Posted Nov 19, 2003 0:24 UTC (Wed) by mmarq (guest, #2332) [Link]

But you can count on it, that when Linux has "REAL" 30% of the Desktop market, -"the press"-, (at least the big, mind controlled one) will say that Windows still has near 90% of it...
That will leave Mac and rest to have -20%!...

You can never count on ear the truth about market situations from those that control it,... but if anyone do, or account me as a conspiracy theorist, i only say why dont them try to buy SCO stock!?... affraid of losing ?

Its not me,.. but when the proper authoritys leave the wild speculaters loose and not in jail, how can they ask anyone to belive ?

SCO CEO: Novell-SuSE breaks SCO contract (InfoWorld)

Posted Nov 19, 2003 4:05 UTC (Wed) by dbhost (guest, #3461) [Link]

You know, if you look at Darl McBride's Executive photo on http://www.caldera.com/company/execs/dmcbride.html you can plainly see that the man's eyes are QUITE red. This guy either has a case of pink-eye, has some other physical issue, or he's bombed out of his skull. And mind you, do you think that Executive photos are going to become publicly available without being retouched in the companie's graphics department's favorite Photo editor program (Photosh*p, or the evil GPL licensed GIMP, or whatnot). Funny thing is, color correction, and redeye are the FIRST things that were tought to me when I went through computer imaging in college. I am fairly certain this isn't unusual... so what's the deal, why does Darl looked stoned?