UnitedLinux certification

[Ed Sawicki]

On Wed, 2003-03-12 at 11:03, Bryan J. Smith wrote:


> First off, SuSE has already spoken out against SCO, stating their
litigation
> endeavors do not relect the current viewpoints of UnitedLinux as a
whole.  SuSE
> basically stopped just short of saying they want either SCO out or
they would
> leave.  It's clear SCO "struct a nerve" with _everyone_ in the Linux
community.

I think it was wise for SuSE to do that to head off
any guilt by association backlash. Do you think that
LPI should do the same?


> Secondly, if you get past all the endless insults SCO made of Linux in
their
> brief, they _do_ have a _ligitmate_ complaint against IBM:  Project
Monterey. 
> The problem is that SCO felt it necessary to make all those factually
and
> technically _incorrect_ points about Linux, when they should have just
focused
> on the 4-5 that regarded IBM and Project Monterey directly.

You're right. They should have - but they didn't. I don't think
Linux enthusiasts are going to see past the potential threats to
Linux. They're not going to care whether SCO has valid complaints.
Why should they?

-- 
Ed Sawicki <ed at alcpress.com>
ALC