So we're all watching this SCO case. SCO is based in Lindon, Utah and most of the executives graduated from BYU. In terms of chosen religion most are Mormon, aka Church of Latter Day Saints. I often wondered what Church leaders would think about the actions of SCO. Would such action be encouraged or looked down upon? I found the germ of a good quote regarding all this from Birgham Young, one of the founders of the Mormon church. After a bit of research via my favorite seach engines I found the full quote and while the overall text in which it was contained does not have anything to do with technology I found one part of the quote to be oddly "on the mark" regarding my own thoughts about SCO and the handeling of the case (and the FUD) so far. Here's the full quote from Birgham Young:
"What comes of litigation? Poverty and degredation to any community that will encourage it. Will it build cities, open farms, build railroads, erect telegraph lines and improve a country? It will not; but it will bring any community to ruin. It draws hundreds of men within the circle of its influence, who crowd the court rooms and spend days and weeks and months of their precious time for naught, time that should be employed in getting lumber from the canyons, in building houses and in providing comfortable means of subsistence for their families. Does it make peaceable, honest, and industrious citizens? It does not, but it engenders strife and habits of intemperance and idleness. Instead of crime being lessened by its influence, it only helps to swell the dark stream." - Remarks by Brigham Young, in the Bowery, in G.S.L. City, August 12th, 1866. REPORTED BY G. D. WATT. 11:257 -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
