[svlug] feature report - LinuxWorld Expo 2004 San Francisco

[James Todd]

ok ... thx. this perspective helps.

if i understand this correctly, i think it is a pretty unfortunate
excuse to gen completely false (and over the top) blog and list entries.

- james

Don Marti wrote:
> begin James Todd quotation of Sun, Aug 08, 2004 at 11:00:21PM -0700:
> 
> 
>>not sure what this has to do with what i feel are completely illogical
>>and irrationaly linux world trip reports. this and the other report
>>stating there were windows systems in the booths are completely
>>farcical. completely bogus.
> 
> 
> Your question was why people think Sun doesn't get
> Linux.  I came up with one reason.
> 
> 
>>business dealings and the associated entitlements/etc are trade-rag
>>material, at least to a gear-head like me. 
> 
> 
> Do you know anyone at Sun who is using anything
> "licensed" from SCO?  If not, and Sun management just
> threw SCO a bone to malign Linux and disrupt the Linux
> business, the "Sun doesn't get Linux" meme is going
> to persist, no matter how many blogs they put up.
>