BayStar, SCO divorce getting messy

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Advocate.com | News | Sponsor of
Tennessee's same-sex marriage ban in
messy divorce (15735)

Advocate.com | News | Sponsor of
Tennessee's same-sex marriage ban in
messy divorce (15735) 04/16/2005 06:50 PM
Sponsor of Tennessee's same-sex marriage ban in messy divorce .. AP story in The Advocate

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The Net is gettin' messy

The Net is gettin' messy 04/29/2004 06:16 AM

Eric Norlin has something to say......ting.

The Net's is gettin Messy

COMMENTARY--Among the open source community there's a commonly used acronym, "POGE." It stands for the "principle of good enough," and it's meant to emphasize the open source tenet that you don't begin a project by over-engineering the end result. Instead, you do what is "good enough" and then let things improve over time.

The Net started this way. In the beginning, it was "good enough." Good enough for some forms of communication. Good enough for posting documents that linked to other documents. Good enough for putting dirty pictures online.

But lately, the Net is no longer good enough: identity fraud, viruses, worms, phishing, snarfing, child porn – oh, and endless piles of spam. All of these problems exist because the Net's core infrastructure –its architectural essence is no longer "good enough."

The bottom line is this: the endless schemes, scams, and shams that now dominate the Net are quickly dragging us toward a future wherein the Net as we know it is basically unusable. Put plainly: the Net's getting messy.

Learning from the dinosaurs
The cause of this messiness may be inherent in the structure of networks--that is, if you buy into modern science. The field of complexity theory might argue that the current state of the Internet is just a natural phase in the evolution of networks.

It seems that self-organizing networks (from ecosystems to economies) start with a few connections and, through a process called auto-catalysis, bring more and more connections into being--often with those connections forming around "super-nodes." These super-nodes and connections go through a growth phase that is marked by relative stability. But as the growth continues, so does the number of connections. Eventually, the number of connections is unstable and the system moves toward the "edge of chaos"--that place where the network is in danger of losing its inherent utility and stability. At this point, either the network falls over the edge (i.e., the dinosaurs) or recovers and evolves into something different (i.e. recovering from a recession).

The Internet is not meant for commerce
The Internet was never built for commerce. It was designed more than 30 years ago as a communications system that still closely resembled the structure of ancient communication systems: post, view, reply. Tim Berners-Lee completed the original software for the Net in 1991, adding the "link" variable, which is what made the Internet so powerful. Still, at its core, the Net was built with one assumption: if you were using it, you had been granted the right privileges for access. That assumption came from the simple fact that you didn't get on this "Net" unless you were working at Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) or on a Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of Michigan, which received the initial contract from the Department of Defense to begin working on the network that became the Internet.

The Net's model of interaction was built to present, represent and point to other pieces of information. But this model of interaction is not the model of interaction that we use in the "real world"--the worlds of social interaction or commerce. As such, the Net's core architecture is unable to adequately accommodate the higher level commercial and social activities that people are now attempting on it. These activities are becoming increasingly exposed via Web services, auction sites and social networking services, for example

In order to accommodate those activities, like commerce and social interaction, that more closely models the "networking" of the real world, the Net needs a well defined sense of identity.

Moving beyond anonymity
The Net's sense of anonymity (or rather, its sense of physical location as a proxy for identity) has been "good enough," to this point. But as the Net becomes more integrated with mission-critical business systems and with the mission-critical components of our everyday lives, it is essential that the Net retain its greatest strengths and evolve to meet the challenges of identity.

Arguably, the Net's greatest strength has been its distributed nature. Moving toward a Net with a sense of identity must recognize and exploit this architecture. As such, the emerging and maturing specifications from groups like the Security Services Technical Committee at OASIS (the group working on the Security Assertion Markup Language, or "SAML"), the Liberty Alliance and the WS-Federation working group are doing the right thing by insisting that existing identity information remain distributed, while becoming linked and more useful.

Granted, the steps these specifications are taking are just the first evolution in a larger process. But these important first steps need to be realized for what they are: good enough. These specifications are good enough in that they are laying the initial groundwork for a much larger undertaking--an Internet with a fine-grained, end-user controlled sense of identity.

As the Internet gains a sense of identity, many important decisions will be made about privacy, piracy and security. But the movement toward that Internet with an identity is nearly inexorable. Without that sense of identity, however, the Net as we know it today will eventually reach a point of being nearly unusable for anything other than posting and viewing web pages.

biography
Eric Norlin is the SVP of Strategic Marketing for Ping Identity Corporation, a company focused on federated identity management. This article, and specifically its title, was the result of a late day conversation that Eric had with Andre Durand, Ping Identity's CEO.

PC familiarity turns messy

PC familiarity turns messy 11/01/2003 09:42 AM
Calcutta Telegraph Nov 1 2003 8:51AM ET

The Net's gettin' messy

The Net's gettin' messy 04/22/2004 09:23 AM
ZDNet Apr 22 2004 2:08PM GMT

Hussein Kept a Messy Hideout
(washingtonpost.com)

Hussein Kept a Messy Hideout
(washingtonpost.com) 12/17/2003 07:15 AM
Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment found in hut where Saddam was captured .. dostojevskijs schuld & sühne in saddams erdloch gefunden

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Image Library :: Cabling (messy)

Image Library :: Cabling (messy) 12/17/2003 09:38 AM
The gallery of shameful cabling .. how we handle cabling .. it COULD be worse

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"upon investigation, their reporter
found the charges credible and they went
with the story, but he's still a little
squicked because, well, it's all just so
messy"

"upon investigation, their reporter
found the charges credible and they went
with the story, but he's still a little
squicked because, well, it's all just so
messy" 07/19/2004 08:24 PM

Steve Minutillo :: messy-78 » PHP,
XML, and Character Encodings: a tale of
sadness, rage, and (data-)loss

Steve Minutillo :: messy-78 » PHP,
XML, and Character Encodings: a tale of
sadness, rage, and (data-)loss 06/27/2004 03:07 AM
Steve Minutillo :: messy-78 » PHP, XML, and Character Encodings: a tale of sadness, rage, and (data-)loss

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BayStar Wants Out Of SCO

BayStar Wants Out Of SCO 04/16/2004 03:35 PM
BayStar, the company that (most likely at Microsoft's request) coughed up $20 million to fund SCO's legal attacks on all things Linux is now asking to get out of the investment, saying that SCO breached their agreement. SCO, not surprisingly, denies this, meaning that SCO's lawyers now have another legal battle to fight - using their own investors' money to fight those investors trying to get it back.

Now BayStar Will Sue SCO

Now BayStar Will Sue SCO 07/23/2004 11:28 PM
BayStar, the investment firm that invested in SCO (at Microsoft's behest), then wanted out, but later publicly made up with SCO's management, has apparently changed its mind again. Whatever that "we're happy with SCO now" statement was recently, it wasn't very strong, apparently. BayStar is now suing SCO, suggesting they've been misinformed by SCO (gee, what a surprise) concerning SCO's "licensing opportunities." It will be interesting to see how this turns out, but in this case, BayStar probably has no one to blame but itself for not doing the necessary (and at the time they invested, not particularly difficult) due diligence on what they were investing in.

BayStar buys more of SCO

BayStar buys more of SCO 05/10/2004 07:11 AM
ZDNet UK May 10 2004 11:56AM GMT

BayStar: SCO needs new management

BayStar: SCO needs new management 04/21/2004 11:47 PM
BayStar Capital says its move to retrieve a $20 million investment in the SCO Group was part of an effort to induce major changes at the Linux litigator--including new senior management and a withdrawal from the Unix product business.

BayStar wants to bail out of SCO

BayStar wants to bail out of SCO 04/16/2004 06:28 PM
globetechnology.com Apr 16 2004 9:54PM GMT

BayStar Threatens to Sue SCO

BayStar Threatens to Sue SCO 07/23/2004 09:46 PM
SCO's former investor BayStar will be suing the Unix firm over the terms of their financial break-up.

SCO, BayStar resume squabbling

SCO, BayStar resume squabbling 07/23/2004 07:40 PM
Stock-and-cash dispute settlement between Linux foe and its investor held up by unspecified dispute.

BayStar threatens SCO with lawsuit

BayStar threatens SCO with lawsuit 07/26/2004 04:23 PM
The SCO Group Inc. and investment firm BayStar Capital L.P. are apparently unable to agree on whether or not a June stock repurchase agreement between the two companies has closed, and BayStar now intends to file a lawsuit against the Unix vendor, according to statements issued by the two companies on Friday.

BayStar Says Its Investment Hinges on
Changes at SCO

BayStar Says Its Investment Hinges on
Changes at SCO 04/22/2004 06:44 PM
BayStar wants SCO to change its leadership and dump everything except its Unix intellectual properity litigation—but SCO's not budging.

BayStar Interviewed Regarding SCO
Investment

BayStar Interviewed Regarding SCO
Investment 04/22/2004 10:43 AM

BayStar sets lawyers on SCO

BayStar sets lawyers on SCO 07/26/2004 07:04 AM
It ain't over, till it's over

SCO and Baystar Strike a Deal

SCO and Baystar Strike a Deal 06/01/2004 06:42 PM

BayStar Cashes Out of SCO Stock

BayStar Cashes Out of SCO Stock 04/16/2004 03:42 PM

SCO makes peace with BayStar

SCO makes peace with BayStar 06/01/2004 11:20 PM
The Register Jun 2 2004 3:43AM GMT

BayStar Drops a Bomb

BayStar Drops a Bomb 04/19/2004 10:58 AM
The Microsoft-BayStar-SCO plot continues to thicken.The latest: The venture capitalists are seeking to pull some of the $50,000 worth of SCO funding they ponied up last year

SCO, BayStar Bury the Hatchet

SCO, BayStar Bury the Hatchet 06/01/2004 08:22 PM
After disputing over SCO's future with the company's management, BayStar backs down and shifts its SCO investment to cash and common stock. SCO now sits firmly in the drivers seat.

BayStar Says SCO Breached Note

BayStar Says SCO Breached Note 04/16/2004 02:26 PM
TheStreet.com Apr 16 2004 6:57PM GMT

SCO buyout satisfies BayStar

SCO buyout satisfies BayStar 06/02/2004 08:48 AM
ZDNet Jun 2 2004 1:40PM GMT

SCO Rocked by BayStar Charges

SCO Rocked by BayStar Charges 04/16/2004 10:22 PM
Friday's revelation of a rift between The SCO Group and its backer, venture fund BayStar Capital, appears to have caught the Unix developer unawares.

Baystar wants out of SCO investment deal

Baystar wants out of SCO investment deal 04/18/2004 04:18 PM
Baystar, a major investor in SCO, announced they want their money back. Details are scarce on the complaint, but the news may make it difficult to retain current funds, and raise capital in the future.

BayStar settles differences with SCO

BayStar settles differences with SCO 06/02/2004 03:56 AM
ZDNet UK Jun 2 2004 8:18AM GMT

Bank Sells Shares in SCO to BayStar

Bank Sells Shares in SCO to BayStar 05/12/2004 02:24 PM
theWHIR May 12 2004 6:39PM GMT

BayStar cashing out of SCO Group
investment

BayStar cashing out of SCO Group
investment 06/01/2004 06:52 PM
BayStar Capital, the Larkspur, Calif., hedge fund that invested $20 million of a $50 million private interest in public equity (PIPE) deal last fall to keep the SCO Group afloat, is now washing its hands of the whole deal -- less than eight months later.

In Face of BayStar Woes, SCO Names New
CFO

In Face of BayStar Woes, SCO Names New
CFO 04/21/2004 12:51 PM
Although SCO is not saying there is a connection, less than a week after BayStar Capital demanded that SCO redeem its stock, SCO is naming a new CFO.

SCO and BayStar: Irreconcilable
Differences? (NewsFactor)

SCO and BayStar: Irreconcilable
Differences? (NewsFactor) 04/26/2004 03:53 PM
NewsFactor - BayStar Capital, the investment firm that demanded the return of its US$20 million investment in the SCO Group, now says it is willing to seek an alternate resolution to its doubts about the company. Chiefly, BayStar expects major changes in SCO's senior management and wants the Utah-based company to focus more effectively on its Linux-related legal battles.

Baystar Demands SCO Money Back

Baystar Demands SCO Money Back 04/21/2004 10:12 AM

Possibly hurting SCO, investor unexpectedly calls loans: This may be the beginning of the end for SCO. One of their major investors has asked for $20 million of their money back.

In a letter to SCO on Thursday, Larkspur, Calif.-based BayStar Capital cited unspecified breaches of the loan's terms in calling the loans. The move is a potentially crippling blow for SCO, which is embroiled in several lengthy and expensive court cases.

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BayStar seeks to recoup SCO investment

BayStar seeks to recoup SCO investment 04/16/2004 03:48 PM
ZDNet Apr 16 2004 8:10PM GMT

BayStar seeks to retrieve investment in
SCO

BayStar seeks to retrieve investment in
SCO 04/16/2004 03:45 PM
BayStar Capital is seeking to get back the $20 million it invested in the SCO Group, raising issues for SCO's expensive and controversial legal campaign that argues Linux infringes its Unix copyrights.

BayStar Seeks to Pull SCO Investment

BayStar Seeks to Pull SCO Investment 04/16/2004 07:46 PM
The SCO Group says BayStar is alleging a breach in the companies' investment agreement and wants 20,000 of its SCO shares redeemed.

BayStar pulling out $20m investment in
SCO Group

BayStar pulling out $20m investment in
SCO Group 04/16/2004 03:47 PM
UPDATED BREAKING NEWS A major investor in The SCO Group wants out of its financial relationship -- immediately.

BayStar seeks a SCO regime change

BayStar seeks a SCO regime change 04/22/2004 08:01 AM
Baystar speaks out on SCO's legal tactics and business model. They want management changes that focus on legal strategy instead of Unix licensing.
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