A group statement on SCO's actions

[Wade Preston Shearer]

i'd be happy to host a website, if we had content to put up.

-wade

On Wednesday, May 21, 2003, at 04:48  PM, Matthew Frederico wrote:

> Ah, but l00x0r at it from a publicity standpoint.
>
> Q: What is the most effective low-cost way to get your company name
> talked about and to be pasted EVERYWHERE?
>
> A: Say / do something controversial!  SCO doesn't care about Linux 
> code,
> or who owns who. They care about branding themselves a certain way, as
> being "Experts" or begin "Better-than".  Its all about branding 
> branding
> branding.  Make it appear to the media as if you have been duped by the
> Linux community, or your copyrights are being infringed upon or 
> violated
> in some way and you have the latest headlines.
> So I suggest ...
>
> Fight fire with fire.
>
> Bring attention to Linux as a fighting force.  someone needs to 
> register
> scobusters.com or something, and put up the "nutshell" arguments.
>
> We should have a member of the local news media at one of the next PLUG
> meetings -- Or hold an "early" plug meeting, and make statements on the
> air, and direct people to scobusters.com. Call channel 2, 13, 5 .. etc.
> They are ALWAYS looking for news. I am sure someone at SCO will take
> notice, and who knows what kind of national attention it might bring.  
> I
> have done some press releases in the past, and its a very inexpensive
> and effective attention getting medium.
>
> Time to bust out the shaving cream, and don my Sunday best.
>
> -- 
> Matthew Frederico
> Unwired Networks
> mfrederico at unplugthewire.com
> http://www.unwirednetworks.com
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