Author: Albert Silver
Date: 20:15:18 06/16/03
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On June 16, 2003 at 19:36:48, Christophe Theron wrote:
>On June 15, 2003 at 18:34:31, margolies,marc wrote:
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>>Bo ,
>>I hope you're right. But as an American I tend to think that SCO asking IBM for
>>'protection money' is rather akin to an 80 year-old woman trying to squeeze the
>>nuts of an 800 pound gorilla ;>
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>I fail to see what being an american has to do with the very elegant comparison
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>As far as I know you do not have to be american to be able to be gross (I can do
>that as well).
Maybe, but Americans are grosser. Do you know of any 80-year-old French women
doing what he described? Only an American 80-year-old would do such a thing. But
that's nothing, you should hear what his grandfather did.
Albert
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>>On June 15, 2003 at 09:44:09, Bo Persson wrote:
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>>>On June 13, 2003 at 20:14:13, margolies,marc wrote:
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>>>>Dear Frank,
>>>>Mind you I am not damning Linux or Unix for that matter. If Linus Torvald and
>>>>his pals cannot judge if some code is clipped from elsewhere, then I believe
>>>>that I am not fit to walk in his shadow, much less judge his judgements.
>>>>Here's what I am doing. I am remarking on a news story about a law suit against
>>>>Linux. Yes quite literaally SCO argues that Linux contains some Unix code. They
>>>>haven't said what I said in words-- they said it in deeds! A lawsuit is a very
>>>>loud and expensive proclamation of an idea-- it requires a burden of proof.
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>>>There doesn't have to be any proofs involved. It could also be an attempt to
>>>press IBM for "protection money". When you are really desperate, it shows!
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>>>-"Too bad if this fine software establishment should accidentally burn, or
>>>something. We can assure you that it will not happen for $1B, or best offer."
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>>>Bo Persson
>>>bop2@telia.com
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