not to belittle or anything . . .

[Kurt Wall]

On Wed, Dec 22, 2004 at 05:58:55PM -0500, Net Llama! took 25 lines to write:
; On Wed, 22 Dec 2004, Kurt Wall wrote:
; > ; Now, I hate SCO as much as the next Linux fan but I want to be sure to
; > ; focus the feelings toward the right person(s).
; >
; > Sh*t happens. Life is unfair. I appreciate that SCO's employees need
; > to eat, pay the bills, support their families, and keep a roof over
; > their heads. No right-minded person is going to hold Clarice the mailing
; > room clerk responsible for what her butthead superiors do. If she knows
; > or believes that what SCO is doing is wrong yet continues to work there
; > because she needs the paycheck, that's moral cowardice and she's made
; > herself a slave to money.
; 
; So its better to put your family out on the streets just so that you can
; say you stood up to SCO?

Of course not. I *am* suggesting that personal integrity is far more
important than money in the bank. In this particular case, loyalty to SCO
is horribly misplaced. The execs and other high level managers are lining
their pockets while they can. The mail room clerks and admin assistants are
just screwed. I guarantee you nobody with "Director" or "Vice" or "Chief"
in their titles are going to give a damn what happens to their reports.

Those that are still working there have had two years to find other work. 
So, they either believe SCO is right, expect their stock options to be
worth something when SCO wins, or they've traded ethical solvency for
financial solvency.

At this point, I have darn little sympathy for anyone who's stayed on
at SCO. Some people are stupid; others are aggressivly stupid. Those that
have stayed on at (fia)SCO are aggressivly stupid.

Kurt
-- 
If life is a stage, I want some better lighting.