Hello Dear Friends:

It appears that after reviewing whatever SCO has to offer in the way of
evidence in it's ongoing case against IBM that IBM has officially made it's
views known.

As we are all aware, SCO & Co announcements, proclamations, threats and
general views and opinions are measured by the mega-word in every venue
that will print it but IBM has been strangely quiet. It is almost as if the
computer giant is involved in a lawsuit and doesn't wish to comment
publicly.

However IBM has decided to break it's silence on this subject and has stated
matter of factly that:

"The SCO case has no merit!"

Wow! Slow down Big Blue! After months and months of no official
announcements, no threats, no arm waving and no body guards that you are
simply saying that the SCO case against IBM Inc has NO MERIT!

This is going to be a devastating head blow to our own "Tony the Tuna" who
is constantly bating the OSSers with his mindless mantra of "SCO MAY have a
case" despite every single piece of evidence to the contrary!

OK, I have had my fun.

Brian
Not An SCO luser!

Brian <brian@stanley-park.com> wrote:
>Hello Dear Friends:

>It appears that after reviewing whatever SCO has to offer in the way of
>evidence in it's ongoing case against IBM that IBM has officially made it's
>views known.

>As we are all aware, SCO & Co announcements, proclamations, threats and
>general views and opinions are measured by the mega-word in every venue
>that will print it but IBM has been strangely quiet. It is almost as if the
>computer giant is involved in a lawsuit and doesn't wish to comment
>publicly.

>However IBM has decided to break it's silence on this subject and has stated
>matter of factly that:

>"The SCO case has no merit!"

>Wow! Slow down Big Blue! After months and months of no official
>announcements, no threats, no arm waving and no body guards that you are
>simply saying that the SCO case against IBM Inc has NO MERIT!

>This is going to be a devastating head blow to our own "Tony the Tuna" who
>is constantly bating the OSSers with his mindless mantra of "SCO MAY have a
>case" despite every single piece of evidence to the contrary!


Lordy, you are clueless. "Devastating blow" ?

You have no clue what my positions are in this matter, but because I'm not a
mindless "death to SCO" moron, therefore I MUST be "devastated" at any
development that isn't in their favor.

Wake up: I DON'T WANT SCO TO WIN THIS! Unlike you, I'm smart enough to
understand that my hopes have nothing to do with reality. SCO may or may
not have a legitimate case here, and neither you nor I nor any of the
thousands of other bleating sheep have any real knowledge about that.
Nor do most of us have any intimacy with kernel internals, history of
origin, etc. Next, whether or not they do have legitimate complaints
against IBM, and whether or not IBM says they don't or stands up and
blows raspberries at them, the outcome will be decided by people who
probably will heve LESS technical understanding of the issues than
either you or I or most anyone else reading this, and that itself can
cause stupid results: look at some of the idiotic patents that have been
upheld in courts!.

"Devastating blow". Right.

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