Lies, Damn Lies and Partisan Testimony
Message ID: 55593
Posted By: korbomite
Posted On: 2003-10-26 23:16:00
Subject: Lies, Damn Lies and Partisan Testimony
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PJ notes an interesting quote from a late-August magazine article, coincident with SCUMXForum 2003:
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"After viewing the code, Don Price, the general manager of Price Data Systems, said he was surprised at the volume that was allegedly copied. 'It's compelling,' he said. 'Some people were either extremely sloppy, or copied and thought no one would go after them.'"
"Neil Abraham, with SCO reseller Kerridge Computer, said SCO made the right decision to pursue IBM. 'I think they've got a very firm case,' he said, after looking at the code. 'It's not just one line. It's huge chunks.'"
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Now, two SCUMX VARS who have gone to great expense to be at SCO's freak show in Vegas, and just seen Darl-ing Darl's presentation...a presentation putting them on notice that their future business is completely dependent on software that is under a license that their UberFuhrer Darl-ing Darl has told them he will "crush" and invalidate...these two then go and sign an NDA that even SCO partisans say would make it impossible to do any jobs in software other than for SCUMX...these two are quoted as above, and expect us to believe them.
Since then, more info has come out and we can call Messers. Abraham and Price what they really are, what I called all of the attendees at the SCUMForum 2003 who were there as VARs, Partners, or ISVs:
They are liars...evil, stinking liars. They lie, because we now know the code doesn't exist. If the code existed, any moral, normal company would have produced the code and begun the process of settlement with our community...but because SCUMX and its backers want to kill the GPL, they continue the case with no evidence and no case...
...and convince their VARs and others to lie for them, about things that are easily disproven...less than two months later, we HAVE disproven them...go read Groklaw or the past threads here for that disproof.
...and this SCOX lawsuit against IBM is a stock scam.
k
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Posted By: korbomite
Posted On: 2003-10-26 23:16:00
Subject: Lies, Damn Lies and Partisan Testimony
Recs: 4
PJ notes an interesting quote from a late-August magazine article, coincident with SCUMXForum 2003:
QUOTE
"After viewing the code, Don Price, the general manager of Price Data Systems, said he was surprised at the volume that was allegedly copied. 'It's compelling,' he said. 'Some people were either extremely sloppy, or copied and thought no one would go after them.'"
"Neil Abraham, with SCO reseller Kerridge Computer, said SCO made the right decision to pursue IBM. 'I think they've got a very firm case,' he said, after looking at the code. 'It's not just one line. It's huge chunks.'"
ENDQUOTE
Now, two SCUMX VARS who have gone to great expense to be at SCO's freak show in Vegas, and just seen Darl-ing Darl's presentation...a presentation putting them on notice that their future business is completely dependent on software that is under a license that their UberFuhrer Darl-ing Darl has told them he will "crush" and invalidate...these two then go and sign an NDA that even SCO partisans say would make it impossible to do any jobs in software other than for SCUMX...these two are quoted as above, and expect us to believe them.
Since then, more info has come out and we can call Messers. Abraham and Price what they really are, what I called all of the attendees at the SCUMForum 2003 who were there as VARs, Partners, or ISVs:
They are liars...evil, stinking liars. They lie, because we now know the code doesn't exist. If the code existed, any moral, normal company would have produced the code and begun the process of settlement with our community...but because SCUMX and its backers want to kill the GPL, they continue the case with no evidence and no case...
...and convince their VARs and others to lie for them, about things that are easily disproven...less than two months later, we HAVE disproven them...go read Groklaw or the past threads here for that disproof.
...and this SCOX lawsuit against IBM is a stock scam.
k
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