Re: Wish

tony_at_aplawrence.com
Date: 10/07/03 

Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 12:26:36 +0000 (UTC)

Joe Dunning <joe@blahblah.invalid> wrote:
>On Tue, 7 Oct 2003 01:36:07 GMT, Bill Campbell <bill@celestial.com> wrote:

>>I've known Bela for the better part of 20 years, and it's obvious that you
>>don't have a clue. I can't speak for him (and I doubt that Bela would
>>stoop to your level to reply). He has been one of the truly dedicated and
>>competent people in Santa Cruz for as long as I can remember (and I missed
>>perhaps two of the SCO Forum meetings while there were held in Santa Cruz).
>>One factor in his staying may well be that he has a family to feed, a
>>mortgage to pay, and a job -- which isn't all that easy to come by in
>>today's economy.
>>

>Well, perhaps my posting was more than a little rude and made suggestions
>that do not apply to Bela. That said, in general:

>1. Many ordinary SCO employees (not just the execs) have been able to sell
>shares in SCO at prices inflated by SCO's FUD. I don't know if Bela is one
>of those.

>2. Jobs are tight. Certainly, I would not advocate that SCO employees
>immediately resign. Nor would I expect any employees to post that they
>would leave if they could.

>3. Bela sought to portray SCO as a company with many employees supporting
>a legitimate product. Again, I don't expect him to post anything
>otherwise, but silence is also an option. If he chooses to publically
>defend SCO as a company, he must expect people to comment on it and
>question his role.

>Many people are very angry with SCO's unsustantiated allegations regarding
>Linux. One can support SCO, oppose them, remain neutral or remain silent.

It's also possible to remain open minded while deploring the situation.

Precious little of that about.

If there really was code misappropriated, SCO has every right to
sue. Right now that's an "if" that looks amazingly unlikely, I
agree. I also think that this was the wrong move regardless: just
because you CAN do something doesn't mean you should.

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