Story: How to score SCO's legal games

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The first article I have seen on ZDNET concerning this whole affair that actuallly demonsrtated that the reporter in question did more research than getting a few quotes from Darl Mcbride.

Quoting one side of this argument without looking at all the evidence to the contrary opens any reporter who does the preceding, wide open to accusations of favoritism on the part of SCO.

God knows, they have been vocal enough, yet so far their actual legal actions amount to accusing IBM of violations of contract law. They have sued by others, but so far, only that one suiit is in play and so far they have failed in any substantial way to sopport their case.

Of course, the case currently in the news is IBM's counter suit and not SCO's at all. It seems it will take them a year and a half to gather together evidience sufficient to support their own case,

And that, despite all their claims of self evident IP violations. Why even analysts unskilled in progarmming were able to see it at a glance and make pronouncements as to its validity.

If accusations alone were all it took to win a legal suit, SCO would be in great shape, but since they aren't, SCO will have to come up with something that will convince both a judge and jury.

So far there is no evidence that they can or will.

I congratulate ZDNET on their perspicacity in finally finding someone who knows how to research both sides of a story- and who has a sense of humor too.

A pity you couldn't have done it sooner.

Cheers,

Frank

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