OSDL Says SCO Suit Was Good for Linux

sebFlyte notes a zdnet story thats says "Speaking at Queen Mary, University of London, on Monday night, Open Source Developer Labs chief executive Stuart Cohen said the lawsuits [SCO suing everyone in sight over supposed issues with Linux] were "the best thing that ever happened to Linux"'

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Re:I can think of better things

[confuted]

...and Windows.

I can relate...

[Andrewkov]

Yeah, it reminds me of the time someone beat me up and stole my bike when I was in grade 4. Best thing that ever happened to me!

Re:I can relate...

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm glad I could help. ;)

Re:I can relate...

[fm6]

If you hooked up with a mysterious Asian gentleman, became an expert in the martial arts, tracked the thief down, got your bike back, beat him up, made him see the error of his ways, and the whole thing got made into a movie -- then yeah, obviously it was the best thing that ever happened to you!

Re:I can relate...

[EricX2]

What a coincidence, I used to beat up kids in the 4th grade and steal their bikes. It was the best thing that ever happened to me!

The best thing that happened?

[tod_miller]

I would say that would be a Mr Torvalds if-you-please.

I woudl certainly say it was the best thing Microsoft have done for linux so far, I mean, spending all that money to legitimise and place such great precedent for future generations of linux users.

Lets all not forget to thank bill and his minions next time we fire up tux racer!

adios.

Re:I can think of better things

[Richard_J_N]

Or even (shock) Linus actually deciding to write it in the first place!!

Re:It just proves the old adage

[TheKubrix]

In that case, someone give Paris Hilton a copy of Linux, Quick!!

Re:it was even better for the bsd's

[advocate_one]

what we're seeing with BSD is merely post-mortem nervous activity causing the corpse to twitch...





runs for cover...

Re:It just proves the old adage

[Anonymous Coward]

Yes! What a great team! Linux is free and open to EVERYBODY... Just like Paris!!

Re:It just proves the old adage

[thirteenVA]

but does it stand up to the slashdot adage that any sex is better than sitting alone in the basement?

We are the Borg

[yodaj007]

We are the Linux.
Lower your pens, and surrender your case.
We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own.
Your culture will adapt to service ours.
Resistance is futile.

Lawyer is irrelevant;
Budget-size is irrelevant;
You must comply.

Lawsuit is irrelevant.
FUD is irrelevant.
Your defensive capabilities are unable to withstand us.

Resistance is futile.
Your SCO, as it has been, is over.
From this time forward, you will service us.

Your sig

[Anonymous Coward]

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

A different type of free?

[Gzip Christ]

Yes! What a great team! Linux is free and open to EVERYBODY... Just like Paris!!

I was going to say that Paris is free as in beer, not free as in speech, but that got me thinking. Linux is free as in speech because you can do what you want with it. Similarly, Paris will let you have your way with her, so maybe she is like Linux. The thing is, RMS hasn't told me to call her GNU/Paris, so I'm not really sure. Maybe we need a new saying just for people: free as in Paris Hilton or free as in Kevin Mitnick?

Re:It just proves the old adage

[Anonymous Coward]

Linux is free and open to EVERYBODY... Just like Paris!!

So, like, if Paris Hilton is so available, how come 99% of slashdotters are still virgins?

Re:What about your own obituary?

[Sloppy]

The problem with a well-attended funeral, is the obligation it creates. If a lot of people come to my funeral, that'll suck, because then I'll have to go to all of theirs. Let's just agree: we'll skip each other's funerals, ok?