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SCO: Code Proof Analyzed, Linus Interviewed

Posted by simoniker on from the sco-sleep-til-brooklyn dept.

Arker writes "Bruce Perens has now obtained a copy of the entire slide show from which the recently scrutinized SCO-related Linux code excerpts came, and has analyzed the remainder of the 'evidence' they presented there. Their other code exhibit turns out to have been the venerable Berkeley Packet Filter(!), and their revised line-counts are consistent with simply adding together all the lines of code that have been contributed by Unix licensees." Also, Iphtashu Fitz writes "A new interview with Linus Torvalds has been posted on eWeek.com. In it he slams SCO over the recently leaked source code. Among other things, he points out in the interview that some of the code in question has been removed from the 2.6 kernel ['because developers complained about how "ugly" it was'] before SCO even started complaining."

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  1. Get rid of the BSD Code by bwt · · Score: 0, Troll

    Perhaps Linux could simply get rid of all the BSD code. That would avoid this kind of crap in the future. Not that SCO has a point, but it just seems like Linux ought to be it's own purebred thing.

  2. Re:Danger: Stupid, Tech Ignorant Judge. by qtp · · Score: 1, Troll

    you forgot "corrupt".

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  3. Re:Slashdotted already by Alsee · · Score: 0, Troll

    I copied/pasted.

    And YET AGAIN a idiot desides to STEEL someone elses PROPERTY and post it to slashdot! YOUR AL A PACK OF THEIVES with SOME warped SOSIALIST idea that NO ONE shuld be alowed TO own anythin!!!11!

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  4. Re:Linus Pulls no Punches by dabootsie · · Score: 0, Troll

    The acronym is apt, but User Friendly is not funny.

  5. Re:Danger: Stupid, Tech Ignorant Judge. by Spam.B.gone · · Score: 2, Troll

    No need to talk bad about murrican judges. They have the finest that money can buy.

  6. Re:IBM by vandan · · Score: 0, Troll
    The only reason I have a P3 is because a friend sold me their old one cheep. Did I throw out my old Pent100? Nope, I still have it around

    Oh for fuck's sake!
    Like I said - there will always be some tight bastards out there who will soldier on with a fucking Pentium 100!

    "Naaaaaaah duuuuuude! Seriously, Mozilla starts up in ... like ... 85 seconds if you pre-link it. I ain't upgrading 'till I have to. By the way, you still using that old Pentium III in the corner over there? Come on duuuuuuuuude. Can I have it? You said you were about to upgrade anyway ... ... ...
    Oh duuuuuuuuuude! You are sooooo cool. I'll always remember this. Thanks man!"

    Walking off with mate's computer " ... hehehehehehehe ... sucker! "

    I only got the new one for games

    Yeah right!

    " ... Naaaaaaaah officer. This only LOOKS like a bong. No pot smoking going on here, sir ..."