Re: SCO Extortion

Oh, I like that added touch :)


On Wed, 21 Jan 2004, Joshua D. Drake wrote:

> Marc G. Fournier wrote:
>
> >you should invite him in to talk, and let him know that you are
> >investigating drop'ng Linux altogether and are curious as to what
> >SCO/UnixServer could offer ... basically, tell him you are looking at
> >options, and take up his time on 'the sales pitch' :)
> >
> >
> But before you do this, rent a temporary office in the worst part of
> town, and put up a bunch
> of Voodoo relics. When he comes in, make your first question:
>
> Are you enlightened?
>
> ;)
>
>
>
> >On Wed, 21 Jan 2004, Gavin M. Roy wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>My problem is the threat from SCO is not from the bleachers so to speak,
> >>but direct in writing :(
> >>http://www.gavinroy.com/~gavinr/sco_threat.gif
> >>
> >>Gavin
> >>
> >>Harald Fuchs wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>In article <20040121005127.T930@ganymede.hub.org>,
> >>>"Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@postgresql.org> writes:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>On Tue, 20 Jan 2004, Gavin M. Roy wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>Thanks for the feedback thus far.  I should also mention I use freebsd
> >>>>>for other stuff, but I am mainly asking in peoples experience, which is
> >>>>>the best for PostgreSQL to live on specifically.  In terms of a nice smp
> >>>>>high end scsi system.  Sorry for the lack of specifics on that before.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Again, its pretty much a personal opinion ... we use FreeBSD for all our
> >>>>PgSQL work, and have several clients that are doing so also, and have
> >>>>been most happy with it ..
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Again, you have to consider that with the code-sharing that happens,
> >>>>drivers and such tend to be very similar, if not identical ...
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>Moreover, what should prevent the SCO scumbags from molesting *BSD
> >>>users if they would succeed in destroying Linux?
> >>>
> >>>There might be technical reasons to move from Linux to *BSD, but the
> >>>SCO amok run should not be a reason to do so.
> >>>
> >>>
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