Inside the Mind of the Man Who Tried to Milk Linux | Linux Today

Inside the Mind of the Man Who Tried to Milk Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 10, 2007

“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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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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