In my humble opinion, the real victim in all of these "MacDonald" type suits are the judges that permit and encourage this.
I once heard of some freeware that came with a six-word warranty:
"Your gun, your bullet, your foot"
Too bad the judiciary doesn't apply the same standards to other life decisions.
By the way, just for the record, what the hell does it mean when a 16-year-old deliberately shoots a gun into a car and says he "didn't mean to hurt anyone!!???"
The author wrote:
"It's almost redundant to point out that resisting the setbacks that might result from a ruling involve civil disobedience on quite a wide scale - every sysadmin will fiind himself a potential criminal, and this is a horrifying concept for such a young nation as the United States. But maybe the US can catch a clue from the rest of us, and conclude that not only is the law an ass, but that selective civil disobedience is a walk in the park.
We do it every day"
The problem is that there is no litigant with a vested interest in making your life miserable in the park.
If SCO wins this case, they will pursue users and force the legal system to be an accomplice to their greed.
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In my humble opinion, the real victim in all of these "MacDonald" type suits are the judges that permit and encourage this. I once heard of some freeware that came with a six-word warranty: "Your gun, your bullet, your foot" Too bad the judiciary doesn't apply the same standards to other life decisions. By the way, just for the record, what the hell does it mean when a 16-year-old deliberately shoots a gun into a car and says he "didn't mean to hurt anyone!!???"
The author wrote: "It's almost redundant to point out that resisting the setbacks that might result from a ruling involve civil disobedience on quite a wide scale - every sysadmin will fiind himself a potential criminal, and this is a horrifying concept for such a young nation as the United States. But maybe the US can catch a clue from the rest of us, and conclude that not only is the law an ass, but that selective civil disobedience is a walk in the park. We do it every day" The problem is that there is no litigant with a vested interest in making your life miserable in the park. If SCO wins this case, they will pursue users and force the legal system to be an accomplice to their greed.
Right on, Brother!!
No. It's something done to innocent people, as opposed to terrorists.