[linuxiran] SCO Protest, and SCO's Anti-Protest

[Aryan Ameri]

Hi there:

And The SCO thing continues:

On Friday, June 20, the Provo Linux Users Group decided to head on over 
to SCO's offices and hold a protest. About 100 Linux users gatherd at 
SCO's headquarters, in Lindon Utah, and hold a demonstration against 
SCO' $3 Billion Lawsuit againts IBM, and SCO's words toward the Linux 
community. 

Interestingly, SCO employes came out and joined the event holding 
pre-prepared signs and posters saying things like:

* "Give Communism A Try - Use Linux"    

*   "Legalize Stupidity - Smoke Linux"

* "Who's Down With IPOP - Other People's Intellectual Property" 
(with Tux saying "I'm Down I'm Down")

* "My Son Stole Code & Republished It 
(and all I got was this lousy t-shirt)"

* "I Don't Pay For Music - I Don't Pay For My O.S. Either - So Sue Me"

* "Software Stealing Is Not A Crime - In Iraq And Parts of France"

* "I [heart] Software Piracy" 
(complete with Tux in a pirate outfit)

Go to http://www.kuwan.net/scoAntiProtest/index.html To see some of 
these SCO posters and signs.

For more information and pictures about the demosntration, go to 
http://mirror.lug-nut.com/

Now, if this is really what SCO thinks of the Linux community, I don't 
know what to say. There are also other offensive posters in those 
pictures, one which suggests Linus Torvalds is like Hitler, and one of 
them says Linux is like Communism or Nazism (Note: I am not 
Anti-Communism my self). 

I didn't think that one company could surprass Microsoft, and become 
hacker's most hated company in a couple of months. I think Microsoft 
should sue SCO, because they stoled the Evil Corporation(TM) title from 
M$.

If only I could sue SCO ;-)

Cheers


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Aryan Ameri