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by h2odragon 593 days ago
I don't recall anyone talking about him as a person, in association wit "SCO lawsuits". it was always the "SCO group" company that was reviled in the press.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCO%E2%80%93Linux_disputes

Remember Microsoft buying into the lawsuit on SCO's side?

https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/fact-and-fiction-in-...

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I clearly remember McBride being the 'face' of the lawsuits and his name being used interchangeably with SCO when discussing the lawsuit. Maybe not in the press, but definitely in blogs like Groklaw and various 'tech' forums.
There was a widely read blog, groklaw, that singled out McBride personally as a driving source of the lawsuits. Groklaw appears to be gone, but there's a wikipedia article about it.
I remember the name, but before I read this I couldn't connect it to a specific event.

Also maybe I took it lightly, or missed a bit, but I did not get project-threatening vibes back then.

Because everyone was afraid of defamation lawsuits while he was alife?