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SearchEnterpriseLinux: McBride Intimates Code Cleanup in Linux Nigh Impossible

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 25, 2003

[ Thanks to Michael
S. Mimoso
for this link. ]

“The seemingly endless war of words between the SCO Group and
the Linux and open source communities took another turn Monday,
when CEO Darl McBride lashed out at a report published by Free
Software Foundation legal counsel Eben Moglen.

“Moglen, a Columbia University law professor, recently labeled
as desperate SCO’s $3 billion lawsuit against IBM and its threats
against the open source community.

“This week, McBride turned the argument around, saying, in an
exclusive interview with SearchEnterpriseLinux.com, that it is the
Linuxphiles who are desperate and on the run, as the case moves
further away from a settlement and closer to a courtroom, where
McBride says he would prevail…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

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