Re: SCO after BSD settlement

[Gary Thorpe <gathorpe79@xxxxxxxxx>]

David Leimbach wrote:

> I like what you are saying and what a lot of the Open Source authorities 
> say about this
> but, quite frankly, AFAIK YANAL [you are not a lawyer].  OJ Simpson got 
> off... Microsoft
> never gets anything but a wrist slap for their behavior so I wouldn't 
> rest so assuredly that
> this is open and shut.


There are plenty of rich people who got off entirely or for long periods 
of time (Michael Skakel?). OJ's case had no evidence linking him to the 
crime that had not been tampered with (remember Mark Furman - the police 
officer who took the fifth when asked if he tampered with evidence?). If 
he (OJ) did do it, then the LAPD blew it long before the prosecution got 
up to bat. I guess they should go back to beating prisoners/detainees or 
other displays of excessive force. Open and shut, yes sir.

Hopefully, public opinion will be based on facts and not emotion or 
_gut_ feelings (or financial motivations?) in future cases. I can just 
remember the Microsoft zealots bawling bloody murder when Microsoft got 
their wrist slaps....why not lets just shut up and see what happens?