2014/10/16 5:46 "Ric Moore" <wayward4...@gmail.com>: > > On 10/15/2014 12:39 PM, Steve Litt wrote: > >> We've actually been in this place before. Wonderful Linux company >> Caldera became SCO (oversimplification, but you know what I mean). >> Wonderful Linux company Corel changed their CEO, and promptly accepted >> money from Microsoft and dropped all their Windows software. > > [...]
> If you knew Caldera, then you would know that it started with capitalization and focus by the retired CEO of Novell, Ray Noorda. > Now that is my kinda guy, as he knew that Linux would grow to be more than a desktop hobby toy. And, he put his own money where his mouth was. He was not responsible for what happened after. I still have a copy of the Caldera install CD and it worked like a charm on an aging ThinkPad. But it was too pitiful to watch Netscape try to update itself. :) Ric > Yes, Noorda was a good guy. I think Steve was talking about a later CEO.
