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More SCO news? I reckon they're getting desperate.

AKA Jefferson Davis Hogg?

Hahaha! This story made my day. It pissed me off so much to see M$/SCO teaming up on Linux! Take that!

For those who don't know what this whole SCO deal is about, go here.

Anybody who's been exposed to even a little television in the last 20-30 years should be able to pick up on this explanation.

Well it is great that Novell has embraced linux big time but whether it is late or not is yet to be seen. Recent SCO drama does not seem to have affected Novell's plans, which is good since it shows positive signs that they are not too concerned about SCO lawsuits. One thing Novell should do is to make sure that they continue devlopment on Mono. Why? because this may encourage more developers to work on it which means more application for Unix/Linux. Remember that Windows is not the reason people still use it but it is because of the application which run on it .It also makes the life of the developer easy since maintaining two versions of source code is huge headache.

Can some kind person please do me (and others like me) a favor and explain this whole thing in a way that a 4th grader can understand? Ok, you asked for it.

You can't fool us.... You're SCO!

The question is whether Star Wars is a more appropriate analogy or the Dukes of Hazzard.

hmm...Who the fuck would the ewoks be?

No, SCO is like Roscoe P. Coltrane.

In case you don't know what's going on: This link might help you understand the situation.

M@

Interesting explanation. Next time someone asks you about the SCO / Linux debate link them here =)

http://www.arie.org/doh/
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me

I think Roscoe P. Coltrane is more appropriate.

http://www.arie.org/doh/

This site goes out to all those rednecks who are having trouble understanding this SCO/Linux issue.

I have to rely on the Dukes of Hazzard

I think this summs it up better

With so many conflicting opinions about this whole issue I don't know what to think anymore. But I do know one thing, I am going to continue to support Open Source software 100% and nothing will stop me as I would rather move to another country than give up contributing to Open Source software.

I know this whole SCO/Linux thing can be very confusing, so I created this summary page to explain what's going on.

I know this whole SCO/Linux thing can be very confusing, so I created this summary page to explain what's going on.

I know this whole SCO/Linux thing can be very confusing, so I created this summary page to explain what's going on.

Very detailed yet easy to understand

A real Rebel Yell. Best summory I've seen so far.

This site has described the SCO-Linux situation using the Dukes of Hazzard metaphor.

I found it quite helpful :)

The REAL story

For an interesting alternative to all of the complications being presented in the current case, may I suggest a "picture book" view for the younger readers.

Wasn't OpenUNIX 8 (the rename of UnixWare 7, A.K.A. SVR5 UNIX) supposed to meld a lot of Linux and UNIX things. I don't think they violated any copyrights but it does show that SCO/Caldera was deep in the Linux world for a long time. How they just recently came up with this realization is still a mystery.

On a lighter note, someone has explained the lawsuit in terms we can all understand. Can you just see RMS in a Dodge Charger with Dixie playing on the horn?

*best in the sense of being hilarious.

How can this be fantastic without IBM?

Dukes of SCO-zard

Massive, Mr. Equator-like apologies if this has been posted before ....

Memepool has a link to a fantastic Dukes of Hazard interpretation of the whole SCO/Linux affair.

A Mr. Arie Rubenstein has helped us out here --

"To make [the SCO vs Linux thing] easier to understand, I put it in familiar terms -- Dukes of Hazzard"!

(warning: mirror needed)

Just th' good ol' boys
Never meanin' no harm...

If you're new to the SCO drama, you can play catch-up here in a context we can all understand.

Let's see, who's all involved again?

SCO sues IBM
SCO threatens 1500 Linux 'users'
Linus says SCO is full of it and wants proof
Novell knocks SCO on the head for being ID10T's
SCO threatens Linus if they don't receive the ransom^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H licenses
Microsoft funds SCO, but claims it was 'business as usual'

I think this might make things a little clearer...

This website has an excellent summary of the SCO vs. Linux lawsuit. Arie Rubenstein does a masterful job of explaining the entire situation so everyone can understand. I tried explaining this whole mess to my wife over dinner and her eyes glazed over. I showed her this website and it really helped clarify the situation. This is worth checking out.

SCO vs. Linux Summary Page.

This page offers the absolute best explanation about what is going on in the SCO vs. Linux issue. A definate must read!

This Page offers the absolute best explanation about what is going on in the SCO vs. Linux issue. A definate must read!