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SCO DOS Harming Innocent Bystanders

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the scoop-of-sco-every-day dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The SCO-IBM-Linux controversy has certainly caused quite a stir. Unfortunately the vigilantes conducting the DOS attacks against SCO are harming innocent by-standers as described in this e-Week story. " Choice conspiracy theory quote: 'Given SCO's behavior recently, it's just as likely that they're attacking themselves in their continued attempt to pump up their stock price'

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  1. SCO owns DOS too? by stratjakt · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I wasnt shocked to learn that linux zealots would steal SCO code, but MS stole it for DOS too? Unbelievable.

    And it's hurting innocent people? Wont someone think about the innocent people?

    Anyhow, I hope every asshat script kiddie ddos hacker gets strung up by his nuts. They're the most useless section of internet society by far. WTG lunix for taking the high road.

    --
    I don't need no instructions to know how to rock!!!!
  2. Innocent? by Jeffrey+Baker · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    I don't know how "innocent" these people can claim to be. Their ISP is owned by the SCO Group owner Canopy Group. Center7 is, in my opinion, a legit target.

    A protection racket like Canopy can't expect other people to act within the law. It's like the mob complaining about how their victims sometimes pull knives.

    1. Re:Innocent? by Jeffrey+Baker · · Score: 1, Flamebait
      Idiot. You couldn't get Hitler in there anywhere?

      If DoS attacking Center7 is blowing up a cafe, then SCO has been carpet bombing us for months. So yes, it would be a fitting response.

      But wait, nobody's getting blown up. SCO is trying to destroy the future of software development, and the network is responding unfavorably. Boohoo for SCO.

  3. It'll be hillarious if... by ChaoticPup · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    ...this all just turns out to be some sort of snipe hunt masterminded by a closet Linux advocate.

    Think about it - bunch of hugely greedy execs that are tech-challenged. Techie sees opportunity and drops a hint that they're getting screwed by the Linux folks and could probably make a ton of money off of it. Greedy tech-challenged execs manage to convince themselves that techie is right; charge forward with their Swiss-cheese case -- while techie laughs his friggin' head off.

    What an evil idea.

    Wish I had thought of it... :-)

    -- CP