Darl Is Out, Farewell Master Gamer

“He sued his own customers, Daimler-Chrysler and Autozone in
2003. These suits went nowhere and Daimler-Chrysler was dismissed
in 2004. Also in 2003 he went after Novell and IBM, and both suits
are still dragging on. Red Hat sued SCO in 2003, and the case has
been stayed until SCO v. IBM is resolved. Keeping three major
actions going with no basis whatsoever is quite an achievement, and
he was also the primary public target (cannon fodder, if you will)
for everyone who knew the whole thing was bunk.

“The motives for these lawsuits are still unclear. If the
expectation was that these giant companies would roll over and pay
protection money, or buy SCO at a handsome premium, someone
miscalculated badly.”

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