"Spencer expected the conference to be something of a war dance
aimed at SCO's threat to the open-source community, with its claim
that Linux is an unauthorized derivative of Unix. But no. The only
session that addressed the issue directly, titled 'The IP Wars: SCO
Versus Linux,' attracted fewer developers than other discussions.
Looking for anti-SCO scorn, the Scandal Scribe invited invective
from Mitch Kapor, the Lotus founder, who chairs the Open Source
Applications Foundation. 'SCO's actions are morally and utterly
despicable,' Kapor caviled. However, the ex-hippie blamed the
media—of all things—saying the coverage Spence and his
ilk were giving SCO wasn't helping things. 'The media is being used
by SCO to sway public perception in their favor. Nothing more
should be written about the matter until SCO reveals any and all
the evidence it has,' said Kapor. The flummoxed Feline had a Dan
Rather moment as he recalled his efforts to snag an interview with
SCO head honcho Darl McBride. 'Shades of the CBS anchorman's
sit-down with Saddam!' thought Spencer..."
