On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 11:18:33 -0400, Linonut wrote:

> * Erik Funkenbusch peremptorily fired off this memo:
>
>>> And even in that case, no, it is not paranoia. There are plenty of
>>> COLA-lurking clowns that would have a great time if they could hack
>>> Roy's sites.
>>>
>>> And you know it.
>>
>> And you think any of them are capable of it?
>
> It doesn't matter. They are only a handshake away from someone who is
> capable.
>
>> But that's irrelevant, since anyone with half a brain should know that
>> these were not deliberate attacks against him, instead I believe he chooses
>> to *PORTRAY* it as a deliberate attack, knowing that many in here will
>> believe him.
>
> I don't believe Roy on this one. But I do believe it was a deliberate
> attack, on my own evidence. Just because it is a common attack doesn't
> make it non-deliberate.
>
> It is quite possible to me that someone said, hey, see what you can do
> with this shestowitz.com site, hmm?

Personally I believe there is no doubt that Roy Schestowitz was targeted,
for whatever reason.

Roy wishes to make himself known all over the Internet and that's fine.
However, when a person takes a position of hate and lies and then tries to
fool and mislead people, they tend to make a lot of enemies and very
quickly.

It could be any topic from car parts to DVD players when you start
attracting attention, like boycott and hate sites usually do, you are going
to have people who agree with you and people who don't.

My theory is that Roy Schestowitz is angering the employees of these
companies that he is constantly attacking and they in turn are offering him
and his sites up as fresh meat to be discredited by people who take pride
in cracking the code, so to speak.

IOW when you put up a 1000 foot steel rod in the middle of a 10 acre field
with nothing else in sight for miles, you have to expect to attract
lightening.

Add in Roy's caustic personality and the ability for him to piss people off
and now you have all the trappings of a "let's get this guy" vendetta.

Is Microsoft or Novell or any of the other companies he regularly slanders
/ libels behind this?
Highly doubtful.

However you can bet your sweet bippy that those companies are building a
case against Roy Schestowitz though and at some point, if it hasn't
happened already, he will be asked to stop.

Microsoft is like the IRS or the RIAA in that they like to make an example
of high profile people in order to scare the rest of the sheep.

Time will tell and if Roy can support his claims, he will win.
Assuming his parent's bank account holds out long enough of course.



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