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Bloomberg/Houston Chronicle: Hatred by Linux Followers Focuses on SCO
Mar 8, 2004, 16 :00 UTC (28 Talkback[s]) (7320 reads)
(Other stories by Jonathan Berr)

[ Thanks to Jason Greenwood for this link. ]

"Darl McBride, chief executive of SCO Group, says he sometimes carries a gun because his enemies are out to kill him. He checks into hotels under assumed names. An armed bodyguard protected him at Harvard Law School when he gave a speech last month.

"Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux operating system, calls SCO 'the most despised company in technology.'

"The reason: SCO Group is claiming rights to the Linux open source software code that thousands of users and supporters say should have no owner. SCO brought a $50 billion suit against IBM last year and this week turned on Linux users DaimlerChrysler and AutoZone, suing for an injunction and unspecified damages..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
We don't call the Houston Barnicle f ...   We don't call the Houston Barnicle for nothing   
stan hughes
Mar 8, 2004, 16:09:53  
Clueless reporter, 90% of his facts are ...   Terrible Article   
Gil Bates
Mar 8, 2004, 16:11:21  
Is it up to that already? Why don't ...   50 Billion?   
Scott Carr
Mar 8, 2004, 16:20:10  
If Darl were in the same room with me, I ...   Darl is shunned by me   
Ian Rowan
Mar 8, 2004, 16:20:46  
Darl isn't a contracted target, he i ...   No ones is trying to kill Darl, he just wants atte   
Alex Chejlyk
Mar 8, 2004, 16:24:52  
lieing a lot seems to do that. ...   dishonesty does create paranoia   
codez
Mar 8, 2004, 16:25:14  
D.McBride is working hard again to try a ...   What next ?   
GH
Mar 8, 2004, 16:34:55  
As a member of the LDS, McBride should u ...   Free will and choice.   
Mario Miyojim
Mar 8, 2004, 16:39:25  
If Darl or anyone else is really being t ...   Taking it way too far, if true.   
david
Mar 8, 2004, 16:41:31  
Seriously, don't flatter yourself Da ...   Don't Flatter Yourself Darl.......   
Nicholas Donovan
Mar 8, 2004, 16:46:15  
I don't know about Linux users, but ...   his investors, now...   
paai
Mar 8, 2004, 16:56:47  
...when they're afraid they might lo ...   It's amazing what rich people will do....   
Chuck Bermingham
Mar 8, 2004, 17:10:08  
I hear Martha is looking for a roommate. ...   Roommate Wanted   
Jim
Mar 8, 2004, 17:21:27  
I carry a gun for self protection all th ...   CHL   
DA
Mar 8, 2004, 17:39:33  
McBride has quite a full sense of himsel ...   Not worth the bullets.   
Mobilizer
Mar 8, 2004, 17:52:05  
I seriously doubt anyone really wants t ...   Re: Don't Flatter Yourself Darl.......   
AJWM
Mar 8, 2004, 18:16:19  
nice article. Hey everyone! Darl is hum ...   Berr, get a clue   
tony
Mar 8, 2004, 18:29:57  
I don't wish any physical harm on Da ...   Jail will suffice   
Joe Buck
Mar 8, 2004, 18:36:27  
> Clueless reporter, 90% of his facts ar ...   Re: Terrible Article   
llywrch
Mar 8, 2004, 18:42:59  
So McBride travels the country carrying ...   McBride packs heat?   
GreyGeek
Mar 8, 2004, 18:51:32  
Darl sounds to me to an as-yet unindicte ...   Darl is armed and dangerous   
ba
Mar 8, 2004, 19:23:30  
It´s sad but true. Happening in a muslim ...   NO WONDER   
Tomáš Marek
Mar 8, 2004, 19:24:01  
Don't worry Mr Gates the open source ...   Re: Taking it way too far, if true.   
wevervain
Mar 8, 2004, 19:48:57  
> If Darl or anyone else is really being ...   Re: Taking it way too far, if true.   
MartinV
Mar 8, 2004, 19:54:03  
I hope Darl is better at handling a pist ...   Armed and Dangerous   
zaxis
Mar 8, 2004, 19:59:20  
To make the show more fun throwing mud a ...   OT: any Prosti claim?   
Xunil Ung
Mar 9, 2004, 01:10:50  
You only need a gun in public if you are ...   Paranoid, and with a Gun.   
GaAsP
Mar 9, 2004, 02:32:07  
Oh, so he carries a (eek!) GUN!!! Soccer ...   Darl Straps on His Pistols   
Terry Shannon
Mar 10, 2004, 04:46:43  
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