Segfault: The Crying Game: A Response to SCO's CEO | Linux Today

Segfault: The Crying Game: A Response to SCO’s CEO

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 27, 1999

Thanks to Recap for this
link.

SCO CEO Doug Michels accused
Red Hat of “fraud” for selling Linux. Recap accuses Doug Michels of
being a cry baby.

“I’m sure it was a dignified event, calculated to dissuade the
corporate movers and shakers from using Linux. I’m sure Mr. Michels
seemed quite composed as he laid his serious charges out for the
corporate world to hear. Certainly, an allegation of fraud would
stop these renegades from coming down the corporate path.”

“Unfortunately, that’s not the way it came off when I read the
press reports. No, it seemed more like this:”

“”It’s not fair!” yelled Mr. Michels while waving his fists in
the air. “IT’S JUST NOT FAIR!” he shouted, red-faced, as he slammed
his rattle down on the crib rail.”

Complete
Story

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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