Sometimes it’s better just to be quiet.

CLOSURE, BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY [ditherati 2003-11-20]

“I think it’d be good for all of us to get some closure. ISVs

(independent software vendors), end-users, customers—they all want this cleared up.”

SCO Group CEO Darl McBride, on how he’s united the tech

world in wishing he would just go away, News.com, 18 November 2003

SCO plans more Linux lawsuits [news.com]

From the article:

To date, SCO’s legal battle has focused on alleged breaches in IBM’s contract to use the Unix code that SCO owns. ... The case has gone on to challenge the foundations of the Linux movement, with SCO promising to bill Linux users and threatening legal action against companies and individuals who don’t pay licensing fees. ... SCO has since backed off the billing plan, but the company is still serious about enforcing its copyrights… McBride said it’s appropriate to start targeting the Linux users now, rather than wait for the IBM suit to be concluded, partly because the copyright cases will be much less complex than the IBM dispute and should give a much quicker judicial perspective on SCO’s claims.

Isn’t that sort of saying, “If we win these cases against Linux using customers, it proves our original case has merit.” Sounds like he’s bargaining on the court agreeing that the egg comes before the chicken and not the other way ‘round.