[Editor’s Note: In the interests of full disclosure, it
should be noted that the Enterprise IT Week conference is organized
by Jupiterevents, whose parent company Jupitermedia owns and
operates Linux Today. -BKP]
The Age: SCO to Argue That Free Software Cannot Exist in a
Vacuum
“The SCO Group’s chief executive office, Darl McBride, will
continue the company’s campaign against Linux during the Enterprise
IT Week/Computer Digital Expo (CDXPO) conference in Las Vegas,
asserting that without paid software, there would be little or no
free software.“A media release from SCO said McBride would deliver a keynote
address titled ‘There’s No Free Lunch – Or Free Linux’ at the expo
on November 18…”
Linux Journal: Open Letter to Jack Powers, Conference Chairman,
Enterprise IT Week
“Dear Mr. Powers,
“I see that you are scheduled to moderate a discussion at the
Enterprise IT Week conference after Darl McBride speaks. Although
there may be an interesting debate over the merits of free and
proprietary software development models, Mr. McBride is hardly a
strong representative of the proprietary side.“As Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn said about King Henry VIII,
‘S’pose he opened his mouth–what then? If he didn’t shut it up
powerful quick he’d lose a lie every time…'”