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Personally,
I'd like to see them "Twisting in the wind." I can hear some nice "They Might Be Giants" music from Flood playing in my head...... To bad that SCO is going to be a MAJOR thorn in the computing industry's side for at least another year or two.
The major problem, aside from SCO's stupidity, is the fact that the US legal system is anything but "fast". IANAL (or even sane for that matter) but it appears that the US court system is so bogged down in legal skirmishes that it takes at least a year minimum before anything can go to trial.
Even when the court is inclined to get something to trial quickly, either the defense or the prosecutor one (or both) ask for extensions so that they can prepare. This only furthers the problem as SCO continues to demand payment WITHOUT any real proof or merit to their case. Just because something is being debated in court does not automatically give it merit in my opinion.
So while this is going to be a long agonizing (and anticipated) death for SCO, their going to cause some considerable collective heartburn for lots of people in the world.
The only real hope for a quick legal resolution that I see is for SCO to continue to bark and snap at the big dogs. Before long they are going to find a way to anger lots of big names that use linux..... Sharp (Zarus) and Hollywood (Can we say FX studios that use linux to process digital effects). Theres a bull fight I'd like to see. SCO against the collective might of Hollywood. For once I might actually pull for the hegmony of CA.
- -Weave
Magnus Hedemark wrote: | On Thursday 07 August 2003 01:33 am, Roberto Dohnert wrote: | |>SCO now wants $32.00 for all embedded devices and they are now telling |>the government that they need to pay up. Are these guys thick or what ? |>Why doesnt Red Hat or IBM just buy them out and shut them up? | | | Because that's what they have wanted all along. They didn't get into this for | the licensing fees. | | Given a choice, would you rather: | | a) See them get bought out, the BoD and major shareholders make some money off | the deal. | b) Watch them twist in the wind when no one buys them out and no one pays | their silly extortion fees. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org
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