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Red Hat Sues SCO, Sets Up Legal Fund

An anonymous reader writes "Red Hat has released a PR Newswire article stating that it intends to sue SCO Group to prove that it doesn't infringe any of SCO's intellectual property regarding the Red Hat Linux platform, and to hold it accountable for its actions and smear campaign. They've also announced the creation of a legal fund, to which they've pledged $1M US dollars to fight complaints such as these, called the 'Open Source Now' fund."

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  1. Forced to be gay by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I've got to tell you what happened, I got to. First I'm John and my
    friend here is Mark. We're gay, I guess. We were straight once. We
    both had the best girlfriends in town. They were beautiful and
    willing and Mark and I were always horny. It all started one night,
    we were on a double date, Patty said that she and Debbie wanted to
    see Mark and I suck each other off. We, of course, said no, but how
    can you say no to Patty. So we did! It wasn't to bad.

    I enjoyed it and so did Mark. At 18 it was something new. The girls
    liked to watch. Well, that was the first time, after that the girls
    had us suck each other maybe once a week. I guess they could tell we
    liked it too. Then came the night about three months ago, they wanted
    some thing more. They wanted us to fuck each other!! Honest!! They
    said if we wouldn't do it, they would drop us and tell everybody in
    town we were faggots. What could we do! Mark bent over and I put my
    hard cock up his ass. He was tighter than Patty! Wow! I exploded!
    Then it is my turn. It hurt at first but afterward, I guess i liked
    it. I know Mark did.

    After that night, we saw less of the girls. Mark and I spent more
    time together. Ok, we fucked and sucked a lot! I guess we "turned"
    gay! About a month later, the girls invited us for dinner, for old
    times sake. The dinner went well. After dinner, both Mark and I got
    very tired.

    When we woke up we were tied naked side by side and gagged to boot.
    Standing over us, were Patty and Debbie. Both had a sharp knifes in
    their hands. They proceded to shave us bare. Then they gave us a shot
    of something that put us out! What were they going to do do us! The
    next thing we knew we were in the hospital. I woke up and saw Mark in
    the next bed. He told me to look under the sheets. I did. I saw
    nothing! The girls did it, took our manhood. My groin was totally
    bare! All gone! I screamed!

    A few days after getting back home, two packages came in the mail.
    One to Mark and one to me. We opened them and saw encased in lucite
    our cock and balls with a note which said. Well boys, hope you'll
    like your surprise! We know from now on you won't be fuck each other,
    or anyone else! Patty and Debbie

  2. in subsequent news, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Red Hat loses,

    M$ buys redhat.

    Linux geeks moan.

    M$ doesnt care a ****.

    I like pie.

  3. New Obligatory quote... by BoardHead · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    "In less than an hour, [Geeks and Nerds] from here will join others from around the world, and you will be launching the largest [OS] battle in the history of [Nerd]kind. [Nerd]kind, that word should have new meaning for all of us today. We can't be consumed by our petty differences any more. We will be united in our common interest. Perhaps it's fate that today is the Fourth of [August], and you will once again be fighting for our freedom. Not from tyranny, oppression or persecution, but from annihilation. We're fighting for our right to live, to exist, and should we win the day, the Fourth of [August] will no longer be known as a [Geek and Nerd] holiday, but as the day when the world declared in one voice: 'We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight! We're going to live on! We're going to survive! Today we celebrate our Independence Day!'"

    Thomas J. Whitmore
    President of the United States of America
    Area 51, Nevada
    'Independence Day' (with the appropriate changes)

    Sorry, I just had to. It was the first thing that came to mind.

  4. RPM does more damage to RedHat by Burz · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...than SCO will ever manage.

    (Sorry, just had... to... say... it... APT...)

  5. Re:MOD PARENT UP. by gricholson75 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Mr. Bill I wish I had mod points for you, because that by far was one of the most +1 Insightful things I have seen on Slashdot in awhile.

  6. Re:RedHat has the passion for this fight. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Mmmm... steak...

  7. What will be the icon... by Faw · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    .. the goatse.cx guy?

  8. Re:Sure they are by listen · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Base ten weenie.

  9. Re:Is Red Hat big enough to fight? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    That does not mean the people of vietnam would have preferred American rule in vietnam. They did not sacrifice the lives of 3+ million people to be ruled by a foreign country. Do not forget that USA is a land of immigrants (including you probably). Obviously, the "boat people" are not coming to the US to get bombed. If you promise them bombs they will go back very quickly.