http://messages.yahoo.com/bbs?action=m&board=1600684464&tid=cald&sid=1600684464&mid=107553

An unusually erudite post to a Yahoo! message board re: SCO's continuing barratry:

It's Not Whether We Win, But How
by: saddam_bohorfoush

I think that a lot of the frustration being expressed by the pro-sco camp over Groklaw has to do with Groklaw's apparent ability to *completely* disrupt a tried and true strategy that has so far extracted millions from usurped IP. What the SCO camp seem not to understand to this point is how the community they are now attacking is substantially different from their previous adversaries. They're just getting to know us; we're just now establishing our reputation. That's why it's important to not just win, but to slam dunk this. We need to establish a reputation as a group that doesn't just leave a smoking crater, but one that keeps pushing the "launch" button, continually landing ordinance on target, even though the crater is devoid of anything but well-used carbon atoms.

When truth, knowledge, and smarts are all we have on our side, against a multi-billion-dollar war chest, it's extremely important to establish a winning reputation early and often. Eventually, after many more battles than just this one, opponents to free/open software may come to understand that multi-million dollar assaults are completely lossy. That won't happen without our constant vigilance.

When these sorts of attacks stop, we'll need to be prepared to respond to the next sort of attack, and so on. Long after Darl is contemplating what is the correct medical procedure for getting his ass to stop bleeding, others will still be on the assault.