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IBM Denies Charges of Unix Theft

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the wrong-tree-barked-up dept.

ahooton writes "C|net is reporting that SCO has filed a lawsuit accusing IBM of theft of it's Unix intellectual property. SCO alleges this occurred because IBM released portions of the Unix system, owned by SCO, in to Linux." While the suit is nothing new, IBM's retort is. IBM asserts it is innocent of any charges of wrongdoing. Additionally, IBM is accusing SCO of trying to stifle Linux development through the use of the courts.

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  1. Re:WHY? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Just like Apple and BSD..

  2. Re:what is linux? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    linux is linus with an x. that's about all i know :P and that's about all most people need to know. the revolution is ded, and AC is back!

  3. uuuhhhm, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    yes it does. so shut the fuck up, dickwad. i am the windows loving AC, hehehehe!

  4. Re:I know that there isn't SCO code in Linux becau by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    It's 12:52AM man!
    Get rid of that beer and go to bed!

  5. Re:I steal from the RIAA why not steal from unix by PanicOfTheMasses · · Score: -1, Troll

    Hi guk. I love you. Please have sex with me. Let's get married. I'm sorry for all the shit I did to you, said about you, and said about Canada. I'm also sorry about you being banned from Squeaknet. I will try to get you unbanned. So please forgive me. Let's be lovers. Will you marry me? I yearn for you to plunder me sexually.

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    you go to hell !!
    you go to hell and you die !!
  6. the REAL cause of stagnation by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    is not SCO after all. It's that misbegotten whore's son Xfree86.
    following is a transcript of actual recent conversation overheard @ LinuxWest --
    "hey! I thought Linux was stable. This shitty piece of shit farking crashes all the time, O great Guru"
    'well, see, it's like this, my unfortunate acolyte.. technically, you haven't had a single crash yet - it's just X that fuct up. Try not using Mozilla or GAIM or Konqueror (esp. Konq!) and see if that helps. Or RTFM. I don't care. See ya!'
  7. Re:Released or reimplemented? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    YOU FUCK I ... DRUNK ME AM! oh shit!
    hahaha, what is going on... oh not!!!! hahaha, oh no, hahahahahahha, oh fuck, what did you even say? I'v eunderstood the athat theyve' uireimplented some tehcnolgoy in linux but have they really just atke the exitinsdg pieces and put them into linux? doubt it! hahah, you'are lame!!!! haahah! fuck you!

  8. Microsoft owns a share of SCO by SystematicPsycho · · Score: 0, Troll

    didn't you know? I wonder if M$ has some driving force behind in all of this?

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  9. IBM deserve it !!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    IBM deserve to be sued at the end of the day
    Everytime I look at IBM behind Linux I sit back and think FOOLS!
    Why bother with Linux and its GPL when you have the BSD's, its just insanity.. So many il informed people in Open Source.. and IBM have rightfully paid the price.. A price they deserve to pay for being idiots.
    Good on you SCO!

  10. Seriously by CausticWindow · · Score: 1, Troll

    How can you even begin to pretend that there is something remotely just about the judicial system in the US?

    Seen from a foreigners perspective, the only purpose of this system is for corporations to harass their customers and to extort each other.

    As for criminal law, there seems to be a common perception that the more money you've got, the more likely you are to get off. And when people are shipped off to jail, most americans seem to enjoy making ass-raping jokes, like that should be a mandatory part of any criminal punishment. It makes your capital punishment look like mercy.

    And don't get me started on bizarre laws and amendments, protecting certain corporations or industries. It can be quite amusing to compare the latest laws passed by your congress with the enlightening figures over at www.opensecrets.org.

    Your country most be one of the most openly corrupt, by western standards. Your legal system looks like a complete sham, but all you seem to do about it is pass lame jokes like "too bad you're short on cash!" and "hope he likes it up the batty!".

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  11. Re:If MS wants a fight ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    hahahyouusedwhitespacetoosoyouareretardtoo!!!hahah !!!

  12. Wouldn't it be funny... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    ...if it turned out that SCO was secretly owned by Microsoft?