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SCO DOS'ed

Posted by michael on from the world's-smallest-violin dept.

Thomas Cort writes "BusinessWeek has an article about a DDoS attack against SCO. "At 10:45 a.m., the Unix and Linux seller was hit by a distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS) that hampered its Internet operations, said SCO spokesman Blake Stowell ... the Utah-based company has incurred the wrath of many Linux enthusiasts infuriated with its lawsuit against IBM ... SCO's Internet service provider, ViaWest, told SCO that about 100 high-speed T1 data-transmission lines of network capacity--about 90 percent of its total bandwidth--was being consumed in the attack.""

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  1. Is this a big surprise? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    That SCO-scum deserved it, even if it was illegal.

    Shows how many Linux users are against this idiot shell-of-a-company.

    fp

  2. Ahh. Too bad it was not 100% sco rooted boxen. by Flak · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    That would be like digital canabalisum or something. Oh wait. sco is already eating their own asses.

  3. Unprofessional? by Gaetano · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    A DDoS attack is hitting below the belt, though, Stowell said. "It's one thing to have a complaint with SCO's lawsuit or with our position in terms of code being found in Linux. It's another thing to deal with that in an unprofessional way," he said.

    Anyone here feel sorry they where treated unprofessionally? I don't know, I learned as a child to do unto others as I would like others to do unto me.

    While performing illegal acts on the net threaten's the freedom's we currently enjoy, I don't particularly care in this case.

    Oh, and uh, it wasn't me. OK? Hear that Big Bother? Not me. I didn't do it. I was downloading porn when it happened. Check your logs, you'll see.

  4. Re:A huge mistake by JanusFury · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I wouldn't be suprised if SCO DDos'ed themselves. How hard would it be? I mean, it's not like anyone could find out, the only evidence would be *their* server logs.

    That's right folks, I think SCO is trying to give itself martyr status. "those nasty linux thieves will stop at nothing! Also buy sco products."

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  5. Re:I hate to say this by Pieroxy · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    This just proves one thing. The linux enthusiasts are just a bunch of nerds with no respect for laws, freedom of speech or anything else.

    It just removes some credit to the free software community and points out it's not mature yet.

    What a pity, but we already knew it.

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  6. Linuxers are pathetic and lame and childish! by ixxologic · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    All this really does is prove how childish and immature and lame and pathetic the linux community is.. well its not exactly news is it.. fu*k windows..but above all : FU*K LINUX.. !