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Linus Speaks Out, Calls SCO 'Cornered Rat'

Posted by michael on from the tell-us-what-you-really-think dept.

dexterpexter writes "In an interview with Business Week, Linux founder and guardian Linus Torvalds had, in his usual brand of blunt humor, the following to say about SCO: 'They're a cornered rat, and quite frankly, I think they have rabies to boot. I'd rather not get too close to them,' and 'There are literally several levels of SCO being wrong. And even if we were to live in that alternate universe where SCO would be right, they'd still be wrong.'" In the same issue, there's also an interview with Darl McBride where he admits that the company was failing and the Linux-related lawsuits were a last-ditch effort to prevent bankruptcy.

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  1. The question is... by ee_moss · · Score: 5, Funny

    Should I leave this MyDoom worm on my machine for a few days... Sure.

    1. Re:The question is... by NorthDude · · Score: 5, Funny

      Do you know if this worm is supported by WINE?

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      I'd rather be sailing...
    2. Re:The question is... by farrellj · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yes, the whine of Darl McBride!

      ttyl
      farrell

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      CAN-CON 2019 - Ottawa's only book oriented Science Fiction Convention! October 18-20, Sheraton Hotel, Ottawa, Canada h
    3. Re:The question is... by SoSueMe · · Score: 5, Funny

      Or is he just pulling this out of his ass?

      Darl is the goatse guy?

      Sorry goatse guy, just kidding.

  2. Shameless Karma Grab by EvilTwinSkippy · · Score: 5, Funny
    I'm reading the article while writing this.

    I just can't imagine what it must be like to be constantly having to explain the same damn thing over and over again.

    Hang on, my first job here was helpdesk. Nevermind.

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    "Learning is not compulsory... neither is survival."
    --Dr.W.Edwards Deming
  3. I think Linus... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ..is unfairly demeaning both rats and corners with such a comparison.

  4. Linus should be careful by October_30th · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why is Linus feeding Darl, the ultimate troll?

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    The owls are not what they seem
  5. Wow, that was close! by TheTranceFan · · Score: 5, Funny
    The article says "was a few quarters from being out of cash"...

    Wow! They were down to their last 75 cents and they were able to come back this far!

    That's quite an accomplishment indeed.

  6. [Wow!] by RyanFenton · · Score: 5, Funny

    What an [interesting interview]! The [subject of the interview] was [interesting].

    [Several paragraphs of, more or less, praise for BW Online's work]

    [This post edited by BW Online.]

    Ryan Fenton

  7. Does he *really* talk like that? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Horrors. Besides the slick-meister tan, this creature actually talks like this?

    Remember, cubicals are for closers:
    "We're going to go out and shine this company up."

    Quick Martha, order me a set of those fancy word talking tapes:
    significant asset base...Unix intellectual property...wasn't being optimized.

    As if switches came in decimal or octal:
    it wasn't like a binary switch

    Complete mastery for metaphors:
    that's like beachfront property...that's still on the beach. An elephant on a table...

    Looks like those mail order degrees are good for something after all.

  8. Re:But is the recognition good or bad? by Lussarn · · Score: 5, Funny


    CNN already has an article which pretty much blames the OSS community for the worm
    Hmm.. Where is the source for this open source worm.