Guest LilBambi Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 ZDNet: Letter to the Editor: No IBM-Groklaw connectionIn Dan Farber's excellent interview with Darl McBride, Mr. McBride made the statement that IBM sponsors Groklaw.That isn't true, so I appreciate the opportunity to set the record straight. Groklaw is my Web site, so I can speak authoritatively on this subject. I don't have any connection to IBM professionally or personally. I never have had any such connection. I have never even been inside an IBM building. They haven't given me any financial support of any kind. Not a dime. Not a promise. Not a grant. Not a PIPE deal. Not an envelope of money under the table from a cousin. Not a Thinkpad. Nothing. IBM does not sponsor Groklaw.I have no connection personally or professionally to Red Hat either, by the way, or to FSF or OSDL or OSI. I have had several opportunities to "monetize" Groklaw, as Mr. McBride might put it, but I've declined those offers, because I wanted to be able to report the truth--without pressure to slant things in any way. None of those offers came from IBM or Red Hat. Money is fine, but integrity is everything.Groklaw is a labor of love. SCO seems to find it hard to believe that I would do this as a volunteer. But I do. They don't understand wanting to pool knowledge period, being a bit old-fashioned in their thinking. Groklaw is my thank you to the GNU/Linux developers who gave the world an operating system that I enjoy using, because of the freedoms that come with the software. Groklaw is also an idea, an innovative attempt to use a kind of open source method for group legal research, something the Internet makes possible, and it's been an enjoyable experiment and a successful one. ...more in the article.You go girl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhbell Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 Thanks fran I really enjoyed reading this. I haven't been on Groklaw for the past few days. PJ does a great job..Mel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zox Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 Wow, Awesome.Thanks Fran for sharing this bit of info.I've been following Groklaw since SCO debacle started and I was amazed how Groklaw worked great as community.I thought also they have financing from someone, I guess I was wrong Great work Groklaw and keep it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 My pleasure .. folks who work so hard for what they believe in and provide such a great service to the community, should not be rewarded in such a manner.Shame on SCO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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