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To: BlazingArizona; zeugma
I would like to remind you that the VAST MAJORITY of the code involved is still under a STRICT NDA. SCO might just be giving you guys a false sense of security by releasing code that even they know they are probably going to lose on while keeping their REAL CASE secret in return for all the "pump 'n' dump" accusations and DDoS attacks.
My information relating to Microsoft stock fraud and "pump 'n' dumping" at least in their recent past comes from a REAL financial cunsultant's web site with no axes to gring against M$

www.billparish.com

as well as Yahoo Finance. I don't see ANY financial consultants saying that SCO is involved in similar operations. I only hear this on Linux shill and hacker sites like NewsForge and Slashfilth.
55 posted on 09/01/2003 2:24:44 PM PDT by Coral Snake (Biting commies, crooks, traitors, islamofascists and any other type of Anti American)
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To: Coral Snake
Bill Parrish has some excellent information regarding microsoft and their wicked ways. I'd not go as far as to say that he's a completely unbiased source though. Indeed, like many (myself included) he seems to have a bit of an axe to grind against microsoft.

I think the point you miss about SCO's "evidence" is that they have been making massively expansive claims regarding what they own. Given what I've read of the history of Unix, these claims seem to be rather tenuous. Indeed, their lawsuit seems to be much more like a pump and dump than anything else. Look at SEC filings on the matter. I've also seen some analysis in the past month or so that would indicate that the thinly traded company is being manipulated greatly. The only reason I can see for SCO refusing to lay bare the code that allegedly infringes is because they have no leg to stand on when subjected to careful scrutiny.

Like many in the open source movement have said, if they show us what infringes, we will gladly remove it. The history of the linux kernel is quite well documented, and has mirrors far and wide. Once we know where to look for infringments, it will be quickly ripped out and replaced by even better code most likely. SCO is smoke and mirrors by a company that has collapsed to become nothing but a few lawyers trying to bludgeon us with the power of the state.

64 posted on 09/01/2003 3:29:01 PM PDT by zeugma (Hate pop-up ads? Here's the fix: http://www.mozilla.org/ Now Version 1.4!)
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