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Did SCO 'Borrow' Linux Code?
An Anonymous Reader writes "Apparently someone inside SCO has stated that SCO(actually Caldera) copied Linux code into System V. They did it to build what they now market as Linux Kernel Personality - the ability to run Linux software on their Unix. Now, the open source community(of course they don't mention who) is jumping on this, because they didn't return the changes to the OS community or give the community credit. Of course, SCO says it's a misunderstanding and, get this 'SCO also never used any of the Linux kernel code.'"
Someone heard something that someone said that someone else knew someone in some other division that stole Linux code and put it into the SCO code.
Hints and allegations! Jump on it!
I have been pwned because my
more correctly at slashdot it's:
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that they're either gearing up for a huge launch and trying to get as much media attention early on, or they're getting ready to die as a corporation and leave everyone alone finally.
Everyone knows that this is just a ploy by those OPEN SOURCE FREAKS trying to get bought out by SCO!
They have no intention of taking it to court!
the code in question is roughly 80 lines in length and contains matching comments...
You can't judge a book by the way it wears its hair.
Does this mean that Linus can now sue SCO for a billion dollars?
In other news, SCO have announced they are changing their name to reflect changes in their business model. The new name will be SCUM.
There's no chance that SCO was using a version control system for development.
Look like a lose-lose situation for SCO. I hope that greek tragedy end soon so we can worry about meaningful problems.
"Ladies and gentlemen of the jury... This is Chewbacca..."
Karma: The shiznight, mostly because I am the Drizzle.
Given the amazing degree of agreement in the discussion of 'Why Johnny Can't Handwrite", I think we need to put cursive right up there before Microsoft.
Everything will be taken away from you.
One wonders if the new suits that have taken over SCO actually know what's been happening there over the last few years! Wouldn't it be wonderful if SCO did it to themselves? IBM's counter suit should be entertaining. It may be time to short SCOX!
The User Friendly comic strip summed the whole SCO thing up nicely here. Funny? Hidden truth? You decide.
"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." - Oscar Wilde
I have already sent threatening letters to all of SCO's customers telling them to cease and desist. It was a hassle and cost me almost three dollars in stamps, but in the end I think it will pay off.
I have warned them that I am seeking 4.2 trillion dollars in damages, plus they must give ESR a full body massage.
This seems more than reasonable to me.
OK, so perhaps they borrowed some code from Linux, but I'm sure they returned it by now. It might be a little overdue, but I'm pretty sure the source is in the same condition as when they borrowed it!
Neither a borrower nor a lender be...
Well of course, this explains everything!
Now we know why SCO's so sure those copyright terrorists at IBM are using SCO's proprietary code in Linux! Because SCO put it there :-)
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In other news, MS accused of stealing x86 assembler code to make Windows programs run over... x86 processors
How else? an Intel source was quoted saying
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Considering the /. crowd, I'm surprised this wasen't modded up +5 Insightful ;)
--LordKaT
SCOicide: to kill yourself the SCO way.
SCue: to sue people to your own detrement.
SCOurce code: invisible, yet high value code that does not exist in any physical form. Beyond quantum code.
Engineering is the art of compromise.
I don't care now....
Sometime late last fall I received a call from a local business. They had a Unix box that was on the fritz, but unfortunately only had MCSE's on their support staff.
After meeting up with my contact at the site, I tried to get a little more information about what kind of problem it was having. As we walked to the elevators he explained that no one really knew exactly what the box did, or if it was even in use anymore, but it was obvious that the machine was rebooting itself for no apparent reason.
We got out of the elevator at the basement level of the building. The server was sitting alone in a damp room with a concrete floor and concrete walls. I was already pretty sure it was going to be a hardware problem, since Unix boxes don't tend to reboot for absolutely no reason. I pointed out that the damp environment was undoubtedly bad for the machine.
He said, "The honest truth is, no one wants anything to do with this box. It's sitting down here because we're out of space in our server room, and the only guy that knew anything about this box quit three years ago, so we don't even know if it's doing anything useful." With that he turned and left me to figure out the problem.
The machine was plugged in, the power switch was on, but the console was blank and mashing on the keyboard didn't seem to have any affect.
As I was unscrewing the side panel from the case I started to notice that there was a really rank stench in the room. When I first entered the room I figured it was just mildew from the dampness or something, but it was really strong now. I really just wanted to get out of that dimly lit room and out into the sunlight and fresh air.
It was hard to see anything in the case, so I fumbled around inside it with my hands making sure all the internal cables were securely attached to their respective components. Suddenly I felt something squishy and slimy on my hand and jerked it out of the box.
At that instant the machine came on and began to POST. As the memory counted up, I turned the box so I could see into it by the light of the screen. Now I could see the cause of the problem. A rat had crawled into the case via an open drive bay and made a nest near one of the power supplies. She and several hairless newborns had died in there a week or two previous, and I had just stuck my hand in the middle of it all.
As I was wiping my hands off on my pants, I noticed the machine had finished booting. I was like "Ugh, gross! This thing is running SCO Unix!"
Needless to say, I marched right up to the IT offices and told them that the machine was undoubtedly no longer relevant to their business and that they should just throw the whole mess in the dumpster.
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subpoena
Sub means under in Latin.
Poena means pain or penalty.
Isn't learning fun?
My only political goal is to see to it that no political party achieves its goals.
It has serious implications but everyday some other company or researcher jumps into the fray and every other day SCO looks worse and worse.
If only reality or even day time TV could be this good.
Hands down, barnone the best frivolous lawsuit ever conceived.
SCO also never used any of the Linux kernel code
is : Copyright (c) 2003 SCO Minister of Information. All rights reserved.
I don't know if the married core developer's wives are going to be happy about this. Especially if the Trillian's you're issueing are in the classic Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy form factor.
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not true! they never stole ANY X86 CODE!
/dev/urandom >winsock.dll
they're even willing to show you how they created it!
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'SCO also never used any of the Linux kernel code.'
'I did not have sexual relations with that woman.'
'There are no American infidels in Baghdad. Never!'
One has to wonder if Mohammad Saeed al-Sahaf is on their board...
All I want is a kind word, a warm bed and unlimited power.
Actually, believe it or not, SCO is on OUR side. They've duped everyone except certain Microsoft competitors who are paying them to sacrifice themselves for the greater good. See, SCO KNOWS that they've violated the GPL by copying code from Linux, and they KNOW they're going to get run through the ringer. And that's the POINT! See, once it's out in the open that SCO has been lying, the FSF, IBM, and others will sue SCO into oblivion over GPL violations, finally testing the GPL in court and proving its validity.
Pop the Counter-Suits. IBM and Linus should make an example of SCO and put DREAD in the hearts of anyone who dares cross that line.
Guy 2: Hey you got Linux in your SCO
cat /dev/urandom >winsock.dll
Hey! but that's the way I created my whole MP3 collection!
Certainly I have better things to waste my bandwidth on.
PORN!
Freedom is still the most radical idea of all.