LinuxInsider: Writing Linux History: Groklaw's Role in the SCO Controversy
Mar 02, 2004, 17:00 (42 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by David Halperin)
[ Thanks to Jason
Greenwood for this link. ]
"One Linux developer noted, 'By serving as the focal point for
documenting the case -- for example, through transcripts -- Groklaw
educated many of us as to the exact nature of what SCO claimed.' He
went on to suggest that until about last May, he thought SCO could
be right, but said he has 'no doubt now that SCO's directors are
either mistaken, or they're crooks.' He thanks Groklaw for
that.
"Conversions like that one help explain why SCO defenders take a
dim view of Groklaw. Blake Stowell, the company's director of
public relations, says: 'I think the unfortunate thing about
Groklaw is that many people reference the site as a supposed
'credible resource' and take a lot of what is posted there as the
absolute truth. I find that there is so much misinformation on
Groklaw that is misconstrued and twisted that it's probably one
step above a lot of the ranting and dribble that takes place on
Slashdot...'"
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