My memory had LinuxOne scam being revealed quickly.

Posted Jan 17, 2008 3:11 UTC (Thu) by xoddam (guest, #2322)
In reply to: My memory had LinuxOne scam being revealed quickly. by TxtEdMacs
Parent article: Ten-year timeline, part 2: the bubble days

> In contrast it took ages to deflate the SCO fiasco.

That would be because the US legal system takes pains to be seen to be 
impartial.  LinuxOne wasn't the "little guy" plaintiff against a very 
large corporation in a legal case, it was merely seeking investment cash.  
It was tried in the court of public opinion and by potential investors 
doing due diligence -- these processes are faster than the courts.

My memory had LinuxOne scam being revealed quickly.

Posted Jan 17, 2008 12:07 UTC (Thu) by ekj (guest, #1524) [Link]

It would be because of the legal system, but not because of anything that can reasonably be
attributed to being particularily impartial.

It is flat out outrageous and ridicolous that one can make concrete, verifiable claims for a
court, and then proceed to stall for like a decade when prompted to provide any evidence
whatsoever.

To the contrary: the process guarantees that the system is -not- impartial, but favors those
with deep pockets. It's not much comfort to you that you -may- win in 7 years if the problem
in question is going to bankrupt you in 3.

Not a problem in this -particular- case, since SCO, clearly the agressor, is also the one with
the least deep pockets. But often enough it's the other way around.

My memory had LinuxOne scam being revealed quickly.

Posted Jan 22, 2008 3:30 UTC (Tue) by louie (guest, #3285) [Link] (1 responses)

I'm also pretty sure that in this case it is because IBM wants to salt SCO's earth, and make a
statement that one Does Not Fuck With Us. Doing that most properly means doing it slowly and
painfully.

My memory had LinuxOne scam being revealed quickly.

Posted Jan 22, 2008 5:42 UTC (Tue) by bronson (subscriber, #4806) [Link]

There is no way IBM legal's plan of attack involved "slowly and painfully."  IBM is a
busniness, not an inner city gang.