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Eric Raymond's Homebrew SCO Poison

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the get-off-the-star-wars-kick-already dept.

What Can You Expect From A University Named "UH?" writes "Eric S. Raymond responds to Darl McBride's charge that he's drinking IBM's Kool-Aid in SCO's fight against Linux. The main thrust: Yes, there is an alliance against SCO, but, like the Open Source movement itself, it arises from lots of folks spontaneously striving for a common goal. 'It's beyond me how [you] can have the gall to talk as though we need funding or marching orders from IBM to mobilize against you. IBM couldn't stop us from mobilizing!' "

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  1. Re:Eric should be more careful by Hamfist · · Score: 0, Troll

    I picked up some implied physical threats. But seeing as Eric's a gun aficionado, it's easy to see why. Hmm, deja vu

    http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,19049,00. ht ml

  2. Re:Eric should be more careful by Junks+Jerzey · · Score: 1, Troll

    When to Shoot a Policeman, the last story on the page.

    Yes, he is being extremist here, but it's scary that he flaunts these kinds of fantasies. From reading his "armedndangerous" site, he comes across as a lunatic just looking and waiting for an excuse to get to shoot someone. When he goes fully crazy and starts gunning people down in the SCO offices, we'll have his blog to look back on and wonder "Why the hell didn't we see this coming?"

  3. Re:Eric should be more careful by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll
    There is currently a man in Alabama speaking what he truly believes to be the truth. As of now his career is in jeopardy, he is being charged with breaking laws , and will likely lose his fight.

    He's not in trouble for speaking the truth. He's not in trouble for speaking anything. It's his actions that got him in trouble, but I'm sure you already know that and just want to spread more offtopic Church+State propoganda.

  4. Re:Eric should be more careful by MacJedi · · Score: 0, Troll
    Er, can you cite some facts to back that up? For example,
    • What percentage of the Founding Fathers were Christian?
    • What percentage of the population as a whole was Christian at the time of founding? in 1850? in 1900? today?
    • Are there ANY references to God in Constitution of the United States or Bill of Rights? (I'll answer this one for you: no. [1])
    • In what years were the words "In God We Trust" added to coins? to paper money? (I'll ansewr this one too: 1865 and 1964 respectively. [2])
    So perhaps we have to redefine what you mean by "this nation was created by christians." If you mean that there were some Christians here, sure. Did they found the country? Well, maybe you can get back to me on that after you do some research...

    /joeyo

    1) http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/charters_of_f reedom/constitution/constitution.html
    2) http://www.ustreas.gov/education/fact-sheets/curre ncy/in-god-we-trust.html

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  5. Re:Lucky American fools: you have free speech by renehollan · · Score: 0, Troll
    Someone with a law degree has to resort to ad hominem attacks?

    Oooh, I must have struck a nerve.]

    Once you've tasted American-style freedom, you're never satisfied with less. It's a pity Americans do not realize this.

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