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I've never been an unequivocal fan of Groklaw, for the simple reason that its author, PJ, pretty much saw Microsoft's hand in everything. However, this does not negate the fact that Groklaw has played a crucial role in the SCO case; PJ uncovered several pieces of important evidence in the case, which even lead to SCO targeting her on a more personal level.

Despite these accomplishments, the site started losing its edge the past few years - in my eyes, at least. PJ is still entirely hung up on Microsoft, even in today's announcement post. She goes on and on about how Microsoft is tying to destroy Android, and keeps on talking about the mobile space as if it's Microsoft vs. Linux, stating that Groklaw isn't needed because Android has beaten Microsoft. This makes no sense - Microsoft was already beaten long before Android came onto the market. Android is beating iOS and BlackBerry, not Microsoft.

Still, credit where credit is due. "No matter what happens next, I know that we changed the course of history. How many people get to say that? I never expected it, frankly, and I am grinning just thinking about how much fun we've had doing it," PJ writes, "Our work will be available for historians permanently, so the impact we had isn't over today, and someday we'll tell our grandkids that we were part of this, part of Groklaw. We are in the history books. Our work will continue as long as anyone cares about this unique time period in the history of computer software, a history that we are a part of forever. And that is a long, long time."

Thank you, PJ, for your work, and good luck with any future endeavours.