SCO Sucks

[Myles Green]

On Tue, 2003-08-05 at 18:59, Kurt Wall wrote:
> Quoth James McDonald:
> > > On Tue, 5 Aug 2003 18:52:21 -0400
> > > Kurt Wall <kwall at kurtwerks.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >> http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030805/latu094_1.html
> > >>
> > >> A desktop license is only $199; single CPU servers are $699.
> > >> After October 15th, prices go up, so act now! Fucking bastards.
> > >>
> > >
> > > I bet this sells about as well as Yugos!
> > 
> > So hang on the court case hasn't even proved yes or no regarding SCO's
> > claims... what would possess anyone to pay over money for a license?
> 
> Caving to FUD^h^h^h extortion. It certainly looks like extortion to
> me:
> 
> >From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
> 
>   Extortion \Ex*tor"tion\, n. [F. extorsion.]
>      1. The act of extorting; the act or practice of wresting
>         anything from a person by force, by threats, or by any
>         undue exercise of power; undue exaction; overcharge.
>   
>      2. (Law) The offense committed by an officer who corruptly
>         claims and takes, as his fee, money, or other thing of
>         value, that is not due, or more than is due, or before it
>         is due. --Abbott.
>   
>      3. That which is extorted or exacted by force.
> 
> Kurt

If it looks like a duck...
-- 
Myles Green <myles-green at shaw.ca>