Re: Cut him a break

From: Tony Lawrence (pcunix_at_gmail.com)
Date: 07/26/04

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    Dan Skinner wrote:
    > There is an interesting line that seems to permeate this and similar
    > threads.
    > That line is that (and I'll exaggerate for affect) all the SCO
    systems
    > that have been running for years without Vendor (SCO) support and all
    > the newly installed 5.06 and 5.07 systems which are running smoothly
    will
    > suddenly fall into disrepair and need extensive support on the day
    SCO
    > "goes out of business." IF and when that should happen.
    >
    > Is that because without this assumption, the fear mongering would be
    > much less fearful?

    I don't disagree at all.

    However, SCO users should be at least investigating their options just
    in case. Of course, with Microsoft also attacking on the patent side,
    Linux users should take the same advice. Microsoft could possibly kill
    Samba with patents, and while that wouldn't kill all Linux use, it
    would destroy a lot of the value.
    That's not a pleasant thought, of course, but neither are many
    disasters we routinely insure against and maintain emergency planning
    for.

    Although opposed to the idea in principle, I was hoping that the Eola
    patent might put Microsoft users in a similar uneasy position, but it
    looks like that isn't going to happen. 

    --
Tony Lawrence
http://aplawrence.com/Lawsuit/
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