Barr, Jones Fire Back at Enderle

NewsForge: Some Advice for SCO/Microsoft Ally Rob Enderle

"Dear Rob Enderle,

"I want to thank you, a supposedly independent IT analyst, for the keynote speech you gave recently at the SCO Forum. It certainly explains a lot of things about where you are coming from: your bias toward the Microsoft and SCO alliance, for one thing; your bias against Linux and free software for another. No longer do any of us--at Groklaw, NewsForge, or anywhere else--need to puzzle over your motivations. You've made them extraordinarily clear.

"Oh, sure. I do have a couple of things to quibble about--and an observation or two to make--but I commend you sincerely for opening up your heart-of-hearts and letting the world get a peek inside..."

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Groklaw: An Enderle Blow by Blow

"I've heard that when you give a talk, you actually give three: the one you prepared, the one you gave, and the one you wish you had given. Here, Mr. Enderle instead gives us the one he wants us to think he gave:

"'In the end, my keynote at the SCO forum focused more on preserving the freedoms we enjoy by protecting the freedoms of others, making informed decisions and acting against those that improperly use the threat of force to further their own agendas...'"

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Related Stories:

• LinuxInsider: Free as in Freedom: A Keynote Considered(Aug 12, 2004)
• osViews: An Open Letter to Rob Enderle(Aug 11, 2004)
• Groklaw: Rob Enderle Misunderstands Free Software and Swears a Lot(Aug 10, 2004)