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SCO Might Sue Linus for Patent Infringement?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the does-it-bother-you-when-I-poke-you-here dept.

An anonymous reader writes "[Darl McBride, SCO's chief executive stated] that unless more companies start licensing SCO's property, he may also sue Linus Torvalds, who is credited with inventing the Linux operating system, for patent infringement." It's right at the end of the story and it's quite a statement.

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  1. Go To Hell McBride by 8282now · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    like the title said...

  2. Re:Take this threat lightly! by RoLi · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You didn't answer the questions:

    So what do you "avise" me to do?
    Wet my pants?
    Stop using Linux? (Yeah, you would really like that, would be good for your MSFT-stock, right?)
    Start crying?

  3. Re:Take this threat lightly! by RoLi · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    Wrong. No matter how much you would love Linux to be screwed, only the person who messed up and maybe the organization he works for is. If there really is infringing code (which is doubtful) and if for some special reason the GPL doesn't apply to SCO, it has to be rewritten, that's all.

    Riiiiight. Now I want to see the fall of Linux, especially since it (along with Solaris, BSD, etc) have been paying my bills for longer than you've probably been walking.

    Yes, you do.

    You distribute false and wrong doomsday messages "Linux is screwed" while knowing very, very well that's not the case.

    Fact is, Linux is not screwed, even if there is some infringing code in it, which is very unlikely anyway.

    Again: Linux is not screwed, your LIES won't change that.

    If you love Linux so much, why do you lie and spread FUD about it?

  4. Re:Take this threat lightly! by sumbry · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Come talk to me again in about 10 years when you understand some history, learn to read, and stop cheerleading for your favorite OS just because.

    Spreading information and history is not equivalent to preaching doomsday messages, you need to seriously learn the difference between the two.

  5. Re:Should Linus be afraid? by GC · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Ummm... yeah... utter astoundment that someone posted a somewhat insightful reply on the basis that Linus was Dutch.... FINNISH... or is that Finish... it's all dutch to me.

  6. Two words... by Chordonblue · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Fuck

    You

    You choose the order. I hope these people burn. I'd actually dedicate real dollars to see to it in fact.

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    "...Well, there's egg and bacon; egg sausage and bacon; egg and spam; egg bacon and spam; egg bacon sausage and spam..."
  7. Re:drumroll please... by Flower · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    No. There was a post requesting oral sex from SCO already.

    But honestly, can someone explain why a person would willing accept a blowjob from Darl McBride? I mean after all these dumb ass comments he's made you do kinda get a vague idea of where his mouth has been....

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    I don't want knowledge. I want certainty. - Law, David Bowie
  8. Do I see another DDoS coming through? by bernywork · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    If previous reactions out there are anything to go buy, SCO pushing this one is bound to earn them another DDoS.

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    Curiosity was framed; ignorance killed the cat. -- Author unknown
  9. Re:Should Linus be afraid? by bwt · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Your "life's work" is also being used to bomb civilians in foreign nations.

    To bad you aren't among them.