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:Inside the Mind of the Man Who Tried to Milk Linux
Inside the Mind of the Man Who Tried to Milk Linux
Sep 10, 2007, 16 :00 UTC (9 Talkback[s]) (7392 reads)

(Other stories by David Kravets)

"Darl McBride has the unenviable reputation as the man who tried to milk Linux.

"As CEO and president of SCO Group, McBride has spent the last few years trying to collect billions in licensing fees from companies using the Linux operating system, earning the wrath of the world's open-source geeks. For scores of programmers, here was a lawyered-up copyright troll trying to shake down Linux--the free, open-source operating system built by idealistic hackers working for the common good.

"But McBride insists he's just misunderstood..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
Thats right folks all of you out there a ...   YOU! ""Your the Enemy""!   
AE Newman
Sep 10, 2007, 16:25:39
 
The interviewer gets lots of facts wrong ...   Factually challenged all around   
TM
Sep 10, 2007, 17:39:42
 
I am serious! Darl is drinking his own c ...   Darl is deluded...   
CD Baric
Sep 10, 2007, 18:28:25
 
Darl McBride, Who's that? BDGNU/Linu ...   Who??   
BD
Sep 10, 2007, 19:23:02
 
It is funny how 4 years ago his whole "l ...   This guy is a hoot   
Jeff Cobb
Sep 10, 2007, 19:33:23
 
Fraud, conspiracy with a convicted monop ...   Arrest Darl Mcbride   
Mark Veltzer
Sep 10, 2007, 21:07:54
 
I recently said he has a great future on ...   Re: This guy is a hoot   
Sid Boyce
Sep 11, 2007, 00:59:00
 
 Fraud, conspiracy with a convicted mono ...   Re: Arrest Darl Mcbride   
Carlos Cesar
Sep 11, 2007, 20:14:51
 
 Fraud, conspiracy with a convicted mono ...   Re: Arrest Darl Mcbride   
Carlos Cesar
Sep 11, 2007, 20:19:24
 
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