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• walterbyrd

  2011-12-22 03:01:21

  Have a great holiday season. Several years ago, this Christmas poem, about the scox scam, was posted by a user called diogenese19348. Still worth reading, IMO:
  
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  All the Tuxes in Tuxville liked Linux a lot But McBride just north of Tuxville did not McBride hated Linux He considered it treason
  
  We are not sure why No one quite knows the reason It could be he had A complete lack of insight Or it could be He could not run his company right But whatever his reason His brains or the bucks He stood there in Lindon Just hating the Tux
  
  Staring down from his office With a sour Darly frown At the millions of computers Dragging his company down For he knew every Tux Down in Tuxville believes They can download free Linux He called them all thieves
  
  And they are using Open Office He snarled with a snear And they’re avoiding viruses Worms give them no fear Then he growled and began to Start nervously prancing I must find a way To stop Linux advancing
  
  For two quarters away He saw bankruptcy coming Then he had a thought Yes, he was using his thinker And as bad thoughts go This was really a stinker
  
  I’ll claim Linux is mine He squealed with delight They used my IP That just isn’t right
  
  So where do I start? I’ll sue IBM After all We once had a contract with them
  
  And I’ll raise the stock To fantastic heights To make stockholders happy (Thank God they’re not bright)
  
  Next I’ll go after The end users too They all will just hate me What else can they do?
  
  With help from my partners MicroSoft and Sun Who will front me the money To get the FUD done
  
  Then I’ll threaten invoices Lawsuits and mayhem It will run up the law tab But Baystar will pay ‘em
  
  So where will this end up? Well nobody knows Darl won’t show the code That’s just how it goes
  
  So we all sit with breath Held, and tongues baited For the judges to rule On old Mr Darl Who everyone hated
  
  The outcome we feel Is just not in doubt It just takes a while To throw the crap out
  
  (With appologies to Dr Seuss)