Talk:Darl McBride

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I removed the following comment from the main page -- llywrch 17:43 19 Jun 2003 (UTC)

Demonised by geeks in 2003 when SCO with Darl at the helm sued IBM over IP issues with regard to Linux, AIX and Unix...

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I removed the comment "So Gates still retains top honors at the most hated man in the industry." It's a bit controversial and pretty much irrelevant anyways. I also changed "Bill Gates has funded" to "Microsoft has funded", as Gates himself hasn't funded anything and coupled with the other comment I removed it seemed to just be an attack on Billy.

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This is a bit biased, no? Somebody should edit this article to make sure it's purely factual.

I've been keeping an eye on it. All but the last sentence are factual and fairly easy to verify, but you're right, the tone leaves something to be desired. As for that last sentence, I don't know that a smoking gun was ever found pointing at Microsoft, and the attacks on Linux are being done by SCO, not by McBride personally, although he has definitely kept a very high profile. Pulling the Gates comment helped a lot; unless someone can point out a news article verifying the Microsoft connection--and it really ought to be something other than Microsoft convincing Baystar to invest--then I think that last sentence needs to go. It would be nice to balance the article by pointing out some of McBride's achievements, if anyone can find any. I'm not saying that out of dislike for the guy, I'm saying it because there isn't a lot of information about him out there, aside from what's here. --Dave Farquhar 06:36, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Rather just pulling the investment sentence, it might be better to very briefly mention the Baystar connection. As it stands it's certainly inaccurate though, so if nothing better can replace it, then pull it. --Ian 14:40, 10 Dec 2004 (UTC)

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I removed the comment "It has since been learned that, in fact, Microsoft has funded McBride in the attacks on Linux." Although many of us believe that this is in fact true, it can not be proven beyond a doubt.



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[edit] Initiator of the suit

Following the information provided in this Groklaw article, which points out that inquiries regarding copied code predate McBride joining in as a CEO, I am removing conceived of from the sentence that reads McBride conceived of and initiated a strategy of claiming.... From what Groklaw says, that appears to have been a preconcocted strategy by the time he joined in (they even suggest his appointment as CEO might have been as a result, rather than the cause, of this strategy).

On a side note, is he really a Mormon? If so, that explains a lot in my view.--81.42.164.73 00:04, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

Yes, he's really a Mormon. As to it "EXPLAINING A LOT IN YOUR VIEW", I'd like an explanation of that. UrbanTerrorist 06:26, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] $1.14 Severance fee?

The article says that McBride's severance fee was $1.14. Should this be $1.14 M? Riordanmr 02:26, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

yes, obviously. why don't people just fix obvious errors instead of talking them??

[edit] linux = communism?

Quoting http://news.com.com/2010-7344-5083904.html

One of my peers in Novell was Darl McBride, who today
leads SCO as its CEO...Today, McBride is leading a charge
against Linux based on three allegations:
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3 The open-source movement is a communist affront to
capitalism and should not be allowed to interfere in
the profitable business of proprietary software. He
thereby implies that it is un-American to support the
open-source movement.

I would find it interesting to find some of the things he (Mac B) said where he uses the word communist (the c-word is still a strong word in some parts of the world).

/Per PER9000 07:48, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Material removed

"holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Brigham Young University[citation needed] and received a Master's degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.[citation needed]"

If we can get a source, let's readd the material. - Ta bu shi da yu 05:59, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
Do you really think this is more of a BLP violation than a passing mention in an op-ed, used to support this block:

McBride has also resorted to personal verbal attacks criticizing journalists covering the SCO litigation, and spending time on company conference calls describing how he's investigating their backgrounds: "All is not as appeared as it is in Groklaw land. … We're digging into who Pam Jones is, and we're close to the bottom."

? This is a derogatory misquote that was in response to a question at a press conference. But we're instead concerned about accidentally suggesting that McBride has a post-high school education. Cool Hand Luke 21:02, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Resignation section

I have edited this section to correct the claim that he will resign from SCO, since the plan that called for his resignation has been withdrawn. Perhaps the whole section should be deleted? Captain Nemo III (talk) 19:40, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Where do you see that the reorg plan has been withdrawn? I cannot find any verification of this. Ronald Joe Record (talk) 22:51, 11 April 2008 (UTC)