Eric S. Raymond (ESR) just posted the best rant I’ve ever read.
Eric is one of the luminaries of the Open-Source/Free Software community. His seminal writings, such as “The Cathedral And The Bazaar”, “Homesteading the Noosphere“, and “The Magic Cauldron” have shaped the values of a generation of software programmers steeped in the open development tradition. I’ve never seen anything make him angry before in his writing. This is an amazing first.
If you’re interested in more background on this case, I’d recommend Googling for details on “SCO versus IBM“, “Linux versus SCO“, and hitting the archives on Slashdot.org searching for “SCO”. There’s a lot of history for one short year.
Eric S. Raymond (ESR) just posted the best rant I’ve ever read.
Eric is one of the luminaries of the Open-Source/Free Software community. His seminal writings, such as “The Cathedral And The Bazaar”, “Homesteading the Noosphere“, and “The Magic Cauldron” have shaped the values of a generation of software programmers steeped in the open development tradition. I’ve never seen anything make him angry before in his writing. This is an amazing first.
If you’re interested in more background on this case, I’d recommend Googling for details on “SCO versus IBM“, “Linux versus SCO“, and hitting the archives on Slashdot.org searching for “SCO”. There’s a lot of history for one short year.