Eric Raymond's Homebrew SCO Poison

What Can You Expect From A University Named "UH?" writes "Eric S. Raymond responds to Darl McBride's charge that he's drinking IBM's Kool-Aid in SCO's fight against Linux. The main thrust: Yes, there is an alliance against SCO, but, like the Open Source movement itself, it arises from lots of folks spontaneously striving for a common goal. 'It's beyond me how [you] can have the gall to talk as though we need funding or marching orders from IBM to mobilize against you. IBM couldn't stop us from mobilizing!' "

poison?

[Anonymous Coward]

Nah, I'm sure McBride is checking his food and having someone else try it before he eats ie anyway.

Re:poison?

[Lodragandraoidh]

"...before he eats ie anyway..." - AC

Was that a Freudian slip? We know SCO is being bankrolled by Microsloth, but I didn't know it went as far as having to ingest M$ product...yuck!

Guess what McBride

[BiteMeFanboy]

... in case you've got corporate drones scanning /.. We are all out to get you. We all want to see you go down in flames. You're a waste of sperm and egg. You brought this on yourselves and increasingly wild accusations are only increasing the opposition against you.

So us all a favor. Drop the suit, dissolve the company, and walk off with your ill-gotten public opinion manipulated profits.

Look out McBride!

[Phantasmo]

Yes, I cheerfully refer to myself as a gun nut. Because after I've done that myself, idiots can't bash me with the phrase. Since it doesn't take most people very long to notice that I am not in fact crazy, this maneuver has the effect of discrediting the idiots. [catb.org]
- Eric S. Raymond

Woah... the last thing I'd want after me is a pissed-off hacker with an AK-47.

Re:Duplicate :-(

[Anonymous Coward]

seeing as you are a subscriber, you should have alerted the editor on duty when it was posted to the "mysterious future". That ends the possibility of it showing as a duplicate.

If you don't do that AND you continue to whine, please let the moderators know that you should be modded to hell.

Re:Special story submitter ?

[WeeBull]

A few years back, the top science teaching facility in Norway considered changing its name to the "Norwegian University of Technology and Science". They reconsidered when they realised they'd be NUTS.

Similar story occurred in England, too, when Northumbria University considered changing its name to "Cumbria University, Northumbria and Tyneside" ...

A shorter nick?

[SuperBanana]

What Can You Expect From A University Named "UH?"

A, uh, shorter nick? :-)

Strange.

[YanceyAI]

The name's not familiar, and I don't work for SCO, but I'm almost positive I've worked for this guy before:

I'm not sure which possibility is more pathetic -- that the CEO of SCO is lying through his teeth for tactical reasons, or that you genuinely aren't capable of recognizing honest outrage when you see it. To a manipulator, all behaviors are manipulation. To a conspirator, all opposition is conspiracy. Is that you?

Seriously, is tech industry culture overrun with sociopaths fitting that description, or is this my own weird coincidence? Did Gates start this "movement"?

I I tell everybody how SCOs claim is ludicrous...

[winkydink]

...can I get a check from IBM too? Anybody know what benefits I get once I'm on payroll? Medical? 401k? Do I Have to wear a tie?

IBM is making everyone hate us!

[JSkills]

Somebody call the whaaaaabulance for Darl already.

Make no mistake, this is not about who is right or wrong, although we all wish it was. This is about money. SCO is like a tick under the skin of Linux. They're going suck as much blood (money) out of the situation for as long as they can.

Despite his protests about the "attacks", McBride is clearly enjoying the fact that people actually know the name SCO. From the article:

McBride proudly dumped two phone-book-sized binders of press clippings on the stage during his SCO Forum keynote on Monday as proof that his company had become more relevant in the high technology industry.

"Relevant in the technology industry"? Come on now. The only reason they're "relevant" is that they're threatening the health of the technology industry. It's like saying gential warts is sexy.

Re:poison?

[big-giant-head]

What food?? I hear he sucks the blood from unsuspecting linux programmers, sleeps in a pine box lined with earth and only comes out at night.

The only way to kill him is to sprinkle jolt cola on him and drive a copy of the GPL through his heart.

Otherwise he'll just live for centuries and every so often jump out of the closet to sue IBM.....

Re:yea well

[Nurseman]

When I clicked on the link, I got McBrides view on the matter, and a whopping IBM ad in the middle of the interview..priceless.

Re:Linking style guide

[julesh]

Huh? Looks OK to me. The ridiculous slashdot user name has a mailto: link, the article (second link) is a rather long URL to a web page which, in slashdot tradition, I haven't read.

Re:I did!

[grandmofftarkin]

Research them??? (reach perhaps?) I think I better learn to use the preview button. I should also stop talking to myself as I doubt anyone but me is now reading this, though if they are, they'll think I'm crazy!

New Dimension

[tds67]

Eric S. Raymond
[e-mail]
President, Open Source Initiative
Friday, 20 August 2003

So now Eric Raymond is attacking SCO from other time dimensions? SCO is in DEEP doo-doo now!

Re:Friday August 23 2003 or Friday August 20 2003?

[julesh]

But there are some illegal ones that could be inferred from his statement: DOS, DDOS, DRDOS,

Despite much FUD to the contrary, I don't believe DRDOS is illegal.

If my memory is correct, however, it is owned by SCO (or some parent/sibling company thereof), and should hence be boycotted. :-)

Darl's achieved one thing...

[Ratface]

He's the first person I've seen who makes ESR look like he's *not* a paranoid conspiracy nut! :-D

Is Darl OK?

[Lxy]

Dear Darl,

I knew when we went all weekend without a SCO story that things were a little off. Now the only SCO news we get are dupes. Are you feeling OK?

You haven't said much in awhile. Either the ESR response cornered you (doubtful) or you've run out of things to say (more likely). Darl, please issue a new press release. We haven't heard from you in awhile and I want to make sure you're still OK. You were innovating so much with all those press releases, one right after another, and now with this lack of press releases I wonder, have you stifled your own innovation? Also, I haven't fallen on my ass laughing boisterously since Friday, and I need some inspiration. Thanks!

Your friend

PS I still owe you a SCO license. The check is in the mail, I promise.

Re:How old is ESR?

[BigBadBri]

He's old enough to use the word 'pellucid' correctly - hence probably older than thou.

For my part, I thought it a well constructed, amusing, angry rant, worthy of the widest possible dissemination - perhaps you need to read it again with your brain in gear.

Re:Look out McBride!

[arcanumas]

AK47 ? what. No BFG8000?
After all , don't you need an imaginary gun to fight imaginary crimes? (like those claimed by Mr. McBrideOfSatan?)

For those of you confused by all the Acronyms:

[A_Non_Moose]

SCO = Stupid, Confused Org.

ESR = Eric's SCO Rage.

IBM = It's Better Manually.

IANAL = I Am Not a Lawyer/Llama.

I hope this clears up the confusion for TECBA's.
(Those Easily Confused By Acronyms).

Re:Eric should be more careful

[Anonymous Coward]

If you threaten to kill a horse, that is "conspiracy to commit equinicide," a class-D felony.

Re:Friday August 23 2003 or Friday August 20 2003?

[sketerpot]

At least he seems a lot saner than Darl McWhoever. That counts for something....

Re:Eric should be more careful

[Lonath]

Although I wish Eric would be more clear about what he's planning next.

He has definite, serious and well-thought-out plans afoot for SCO. However, he can't reveal them publicly or SCO will find ways to counter the plans. OTOH, if you want to find out what those plans are, you can sign an NDA and see bits and pieces of his plans so you'll know how cool and 31337 they are and how much SCO should really ph33r those plans.

Re:Eric should be more careful

[rifter]

I think the point with the guns was a bit off, (after all, I have access to the internet, I could download a copy of the anarchist's cookbook and make a bomb, that doesn't make me a terrorist).

No, using Linux is what makes you a terorist! :)

Re:Eric should be more careful

[rifter]

What? his threat to shot McBride's "high horse" out from under him??? His threat that he "will not like" what we're cooking up for him? Analogies and references.

Sure! He threatened to kill Bill Gates! :)

Re:Is it real?

[Invisible Agent]

It seems a bit too irrational, and ill prepared.

Ah, you must be new to Mr. Raymond's writings. Don't worry, you get used to it. :)

Re:Eric should be more careful

[Anonymous Coward]

Darl McBride has a raging case of genital warts.

Re:... huh?

[Anonymous Coward]

Native Americans died off pretty quickly here, but I don't think that it was the will of the majority. It is "our" fault anyway.

Not mine. After a thorough investigation it turns out that I hadn't been born at the time.

Re:Eric should be more careful

[Rimbo]

Well, remember... ESR's also a gun nut. He may have something else in store... ;)

Just kidding, Eric... please, point that thing somewhere elY#&*(&*(0789789 NO CARRIER