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SCO Targets US Government, TiVo

An anonymous reader writes "According to SCO, if you have a TiVo set-top box, or those models of Sharp Zaurus which use Linux, someone now owes them $32, since the company wants money 'for each embedded system using Linux.' SCO also says government agencies must pay up to $699 for each copy of Linux that they use."

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  1. I'd laugh if his kids got cancer by tjstork · · Score: 0, Troll


    They want to play hardball, bring it on. I'll be happy to send laughter card if one of his kids got killed. Anyone that lies as much as they does not deserve to be considered human.

    Cheer for McBride's death, I say.

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  2. Hee hee hee hee haaaa haaa hee! I owe what?? by vbprgrmr · · Score: 0, Troll

    According to SCO, if you have a TiVo which uses Linux, you now owe them $32, since the company wants money 'for each embedded system using Linux.' SCO also says government agencies must pay up to $699 for each copy of Linux that they use.
    heee heeee heeee heeee. Probably the funniest thing I've read in weeks. No way, no how can any of this happen. Thank you slashdot for making my week. Bye SCO.

  3. Don't follow this link. by Xoro · · Score: 2, Troll

    and tell them were they can stick their license fees.

    Yeah! Just tell them you've signed the, uh, "open" letter to SCO at www.goatse.cx.

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  4. Re:ignore them by asit+ler · · Score: 0, Troll

    When the hell did comments like this start getting 1 , Insightful? Sorry moderators, but I think somebody's been smoking something.

    If I were moderating, this would be -5, Asshat,Obvious,Redundant.

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  5. I'm surprised by ShadowRage · · Score: 1, Troll

    that these idiots havent gotten assfucked by the us govt yet, they are really fucking with people now.. I have come to these conclusions: 1. Sco's president, upset over not being able to get bought, lost his mind. 2. They're trying to prove themselves as a force to be reckoned with 3. trying to impress hotbabygirl20192 on yahoo 4. trying to get jailed and prison-fucked. 5. Destroy linux 6. A stupid attempt to force all *nix users to sco shit. 7. Bill gate's tiny fake dick in their assholes. 8. They are stupid. 9. testing the legal system. 10. all of the above. or some of the above. 1 and 5 seems to be the most logical. but who knows?

  6. Re:SCO by praedor · · Score: 0, Troll

    You're awfully sensitive about this aren't you? You must be gay. C'mon, give it up. You're a "Queer Eye" aintsha?


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  7. Re:Must... have... licensing... revenue... by mike77 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Geez fucking A! W/ all of the wackos out there, can't one of them just go "whack" these guys?

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