Post #144,350
3/4/04 5:48:40 AM
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Halloween 10?
[link|http://www.opensource.org/halloween/halloween10.html|here]
Imric's Tips for Living
- Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
- Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
- Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.
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Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
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Post #144,358
3/4/04 9:18:16 AM
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They're getting Reg-like in their conclusions
There you have it. A hundred million funnelled from Microsoft to SCO, of which they have $68.5 million left. Their 10Qs reveal that every other line of cash inflow is statistical noise by comparison. The brave new SCOsource business model is now clear: sue your customers, shill for Microsoft, kite your stock, and pray you stay out of jail. ===
Implicitly condoning stupidity since 2001.
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Post #144,365
3/4/04 9:38:34 AM
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Dam... Skip Beat me to it.
Guess those Wednesdays off are becoming more effective.
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I did a 10K wheelchair race once. The guy
who pushed me still has the whip-marks.
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Post #144,529
3/4/04 10:10:28 PM
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SCO admits it's legitimate.
[link|http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20040304174457123|Groklaw] has links to other stories in the press and commentary.
Cheers,
Scott.
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Post #144,728
3/6/04 11:19:30 AM
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... but Andrew at TheReg says ESR goes too far...
[link|http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/36066.html|Here]: Facing fairly incriminating evidence on the charge that both parties want to wipe out free software development, Microsoft walked free on the lesser charge of funding SCO's specific legal campaign against Linux, under the Scottish verdict of "not proven".
[...]
[A poster on Groklaw writes:]"From this email, if we take it at face value, a big deal was in the works that could have stabilized SCO's financials for the next four quarters. The deal has not materialized."
If the Beast was truly behind the deal from the start, wouldn't it prime the pump just when SCO needs the money the most, i.e., round about now? The alternative view, that Microsoft may have encouraged speculators to have a go, but that BayStar now views the proposition as somewhat less attractive, certainly seems more rational. The conspiracy case simply isn't proven.
[...] Oh well. Cheers, Scott.
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Post #144,580
3/5/04 10:52:05 AM
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IT IS CONFIRMED REAL.
[link|http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1543189,00.asp|Leaked Memo Revives SCO-Microsoft Connection Furor]
Oh... We misunderstood it though.
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[link|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net|greg],
[link|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ iwethey
I did a 10K wheelchair race once. The guy
who pushed me still has the whip-marks.
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Post #144,660
3/5/04 4:21:34 PM
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Suuure we did....
Imric's Tips for Living
- Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
- Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
- Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.
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Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
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Post #146,840
3/17/04 9:21:36 PM
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And the story spreads wider to the business community.
[link|http://yahoo.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2004/tc20040311_8915_tc119.htm|Business Week]. SCO's Suit: A Match Made in Redmond?
Just as the legal battle over Linux was about to become even more expensive, Microsoft suggested that a hedge fund invest in the outfit. Nothing really new here, but it's good to spread the word about Microsoft. Alex
Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom ... the argument of tyrants ... the creed of slaves. -- William Pitt, addressing the British House of Commons (1783)
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