[mdlug] SCO is baack.....

Aaron Kulkis akulkis3 at hotpop.com
Sat Feb 16 02:47:02 EST 2008


Mark Thuemmel wrote:
> Bruce Smith wrote:
>> Disclaimer:  Please do NOT take this the wrong way!!!  I'm NOT
>> suggesting you change your mailing list rules, and these threads
>> really don't bother me, but the smart-ass in me has been wanting to
>> say this for a very long time:
>>
>> Do you guys know that you can post comments directly on the slashdot
>> web site?   ;-)
>>
>> I just find it humorous that all the major slashdot stories seem to
>> get rehashed here.  I'm subscribed to all the LUG mailing lists in
>> Michigan (that I know of), and this is the only place I see that
>> happen.  Just an observation.  I really don't want to start a flame
>> war, and it's not my place to tell you how to run your mailing list.
>> I'll shut up now, as my inner smart-ass has been satisfied.  :-)
>>
>>  - BS
> 
> I'm kinda for coverage on the local level of SCO since Chrysler is right 
> down the street from me and some of the court stuff is local too.
> 
> I think some of us have posted comments on Slashdot as well. The 
> statment that "all the major slashdot stories seem to get rehashed here" 
> might be a bit over the top, and well even if they are, at least there 
> is a local perspective and something I can chat with fellow MDLUGers 
> when I run in to them.
> 
> I'm also for any news on Ralsky, anytime, anywhere.
> 
> Its better than Microsoft bashing....too easy a target these days....
> 
> But I would agree, simply posting a link to slashdot without some 
> insight is probably not worth the post.
> 
> I, for one, came here right after reading slashdot and was a little 
> bummed there wasn't a bunch of chatter over this milestone for SCO.

Did you know that the new "investors" insisted that Darl
resign because he putting too much resources "into software
development."

Apparently, the new investors have NO interest in selling
software, just suing Linux-companies and Linux users.

Eventually, IBM, Novell and others will hit them back
with this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortious_interference

for driving customers away... and if financial links to Bill
Gates and friends are demonstrated to the courts...I would
bet that some long-due poetic justice will have arrived.





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