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SCO DOS Harming Innocent Bystanders
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'
Maybe we should all test it. Right now.
I like their poll. I wonder how SCO's PR department would spin the fact that 96% of people think SCO are smoking crack.
Oh, as if the UNIX scandal wasn't bad enough... now they are after DOS as well!!!
Yeah, well tough shit. If they don't like it, they can complain to their ISP to get those SCO criminals booted off their network.
</sarcasm>
Sorry, I was just trying to imitate the SPEWS guys ;-)
Perhaps SCO placed the alleged IP infringing code into the linux kernel themselves. Maybe the code contains a timebomb so as to cause a distributed denial of service attack against SCO, giving them more publicity. I wonder when the Underpants Gnomes are going to sue SCO for patent infringement for their unique business model...
So much for trying to be funny...
Well, if their server had been running proper licensed SCO code then it would not only have survived the continual DoS, but would have shot down the attacking machines in droves...
...but no, they just want to demonstrate how crap Apache & Linux is, especially since it is stolen perversion of all of SCO's IP. And what an effective demonstaration it is, why that must be propping up the stock value by about 99%
;-)
That the concept of DOS attacks is owned by SCO! SCO developed this technology very early on.
All those running worms/shell scripts used in DOS attacks can license the IP behind it now! Only $799! (Special Introductory Price).
Easy guys, I put my pants on one leg at a time. The difference is after I put on my pants I make gold records!
Smoking Crack Operation
Give me Classic Slashdot or give me death!
Another US$100k to the senior VP on Tuesday last week.
Makes it One Million Dollarsin two months.
Reginald C. Broughton...come on down!
(so it's OT, but keep watching these bastards).
-- Free software on every PC on every desk
Next McBribe will be showing off a server stats chart to stock holders as proof of sco's growing relevance in the high tech world.
Our corporate e-mail was out for a couple of days earlier this week.
I'm blaming SCO for it.
"Sir, looks like a friendly fire incident"
http://jesus.everdense.com/
lameness filter encountered: don't use so many bolds, it is like bullshitting.
and all I got was this lousy T-Shirt.
Slashdot.. Land of nerds, trolls, and FlameBait..
(Larry, Moe, and Curly appear from behind a group of doctors.)
All Three: We will!
Larry: Hello Doc, how are ya? Glad to see ya again.
(Moe pulls Larry's hair.)
Moe: Spread out.
Dr.Graves: Do you hereby solemnly swear to devote the rest of your life to the cause of duty and humanity?
All Three: For duty and humanity!! (Moe, Larry, and Curly gather in a huddle.)
Dr.Graves: And remember. When you hear your call over the Loud Speaker, rush immediately to answer, as seconds mean life!
All Three: Yes sir.
L.Speaker: Calling Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine, Dr. Howard. Calling Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine, Dr. Howard.
Curly: Woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo!
(Moe, Larry, and Curly rush out of the office, slamming the door behind them breaking the glass.)
"LSD more often sparks insight or provides a novel point of view rather than causing outright delusions. Cocaine and amphetamines on the other hand can cause outright schizophreniform psychosis if taken for too long. This and the correlation between D2 receptor antagonism and antipsychotic potency is why schizophrenia is thought to be a largely dopaminergic disorder. Though it's becoming clear that glutaminergic and cholinergic systems play a significant role."
Could you please translate this for those of us that smoke crack?
That's exactly what I was telling Timothy Leary when I spoke to him the other day, and he agreed completely.
Translation:
Encountering Police while zooted on cocaine is: Scary
Obvious responce: run like hell
Encountering Police while looped on stamps is: Scary
Obvious responce: wet pants laughing
DEAR SIR/MADAM:
I AM MR DARL MCBRIDE CURRENTLY SERVING AS THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE SCO GROUP, FORMERLY KNOWN AS CALDERA SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, IN LINDON, UTAH, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. I KNOW THIS LETTER MIGHT SURPRISE YOU BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD NO PREVIOUS COMMUNICATIONS OR BUSINESS DEALINGS BEFORE NOW.
MY ASSOCIATES HAVE RECENTLY MADE CLAIM TO COMPUTER SOFTWARES WORTH AN ESTIMATED $1 BILLION U.S. DOLLARS. I AM WRITING TO YOU IN CONFIDENCE BECAUSE WE URGENTLY REQUIRE YOUR ASSISTANCE TO OBTAIN THESE FUNDS.
IN THE EARLY 1970S THE AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CORPORATION DEVELOPED AT GREAT EXPENSE THE COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE KNOWN AS UNIX. UNFORTUNATELY THE LAWS OF MY COUNTRY PROHIBITED THEM FROM SELLING THESE SOFTWARES AND SO THEIR VALUABLE SOURCE CODES REMAINED PRIVATELY HELD. UNDER A SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT SOME PROGRAMMERS FROM THE CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF BERKELEY DID ADD MORE CODES TO THIS OPERATING SYSTEM, INCREASING ITS VALUE, BUT NOT IN ANY WAY TO DILUTE OR DISPARAGE OUR FULL AND RIGHTFUL OWNERSHIP OF THESE CODES, DESPITE ANY AGREEMENT BETWEEN AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH AND THE CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF BERKELEY, WHICH AGREEMENT WE DENY AND DISAVOW.
IN THE YEAR 1984 A CHANGE OF REGIME IN MY COUNTRY ALLOWED THE AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CORPORATION TO MAKE PROFITS FROM THESE SOFTWARES. IN THE YEAR 1990 OWNERSHIP OF THESE SOFTWARES WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE CORPORATION UNIX SYSTEM LABORATORIES. IN THE YEAR 1993 THIS CORPORATION WAS SOLD TO THE CORPORATION NOVELL. IN THE YEAR 1994 SOME EMPLOYEES OF NOVELL FORMED THE CORPORATION CALDERA SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, WHICH BEGAN TO DISTRIBUTE AN UPSTART OPERATING SYSTEM KNOWN AS LINUX. IN THE YEAR 1995 NOVELL SOLD THE UNIX SOFTWARE CODES TO SCO. IN THE YEAR 2001 OCCURRED A SEPARATION OF SCO, AND THE SCO BRAND NAME AND UNIX CODES WERE ACQUIRED BY THE CALDERA SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, AND IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR THE CALDERA SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL WAS RENAMED SCO GROUP, OF WHICH I CURRENTLY SERVE AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
MY ASSOCIATES AND I OF THE SCO GROUP ARE THEREFORE THE FULL AND RIGHTFUL OWNERS OF THE OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARES KNOWN AS UNIX. OUR ENGINEERS HAVE DISCOVERED THAT NO FEWER THAN SEVENTY (70) LINES OF OUR VALUABLE AND PROPRIETARY SOURCE CODES HAVE APPEARED IN THE UPSTART OPERATING SYSTEM LINUX. AS YOU CAN PLAINLY SEE, THIS GIVES US A CLAIM ON THE MILLIONS OF LINES OF VALUABLE SOFTWARE CODES WHICH COMPRISE THIS LINUX AND WHICH HAS BEEN SOLD AT GREAT PROFIT TO VERY MANY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES. OUR LEGAL EXPERTS HAVE ADVISED US THAT OUR CONTRIBUTION TO THESE CODES IS WORTH AN ESTIMATED ONE (1) BILLION U.S. DOLLARS.
UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY EXTRACTING OUR FUNDS FROM THESE COMPUTER SOFTWARES. TO THIS EFFECT I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE MANDATE BY MY COLLEAGUES TO CONTACT YOU AND ASK FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. WE ARE PREPARED TO SELL YOU A SHARE IN THIS ENTERPRISE, WHICH WILL SOON BE VERY PROFITABLE, THAT WILL GRANT YOU THE RIGHTS TO USE THESE VALUABLE SOFTWARES IN YOUR BUSINESS ENTERPRIS
E. UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE NOT ABLE AT THIS TIME TO SET A PRICE ON THESE RIGHTS. THEREFORE IT IS OUR RESPECTFUL SUGGESTION, THATYOU MAY BE IMMEDIATELY A PARTY TO THIS ENTERPRISE,BEFORE OTHERS ACCEPT THESE LUCRATIVE TERMS, THAT YOU SEND US THE NUMBER OF A BANKING ACCOUNT WHERE WE CAN WITHDRAW FUNDS OF A SUITABLE AMOUNT TO GUARANTEE YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THIS ENTERPRISE. AS AN ALTERNATIVE YOU MAY SEND US THE NUMBER AND EXPIRATION DATE OF YOUR MAJOR CREDIT CARD, OR YOU MAY SEND TO US A SIGNED CHECK FROM YOUR BANKING ACCOUNT PAYABLE TO "SCO GROUP" AND WITH THE AMOUNT LEFT BLANK FOR US TO CONVENIENTLY SUPPLY.
KINDLY TREAT THIS REQUEST AS VERY IMPORTANT AND STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL. I HONESTLY ASSURE YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% LEGAL AND RISK-FREE.
Could you please translate this for those of us that smoke crack?
Crack translation: May I mambo dog-face to the banana patch?
DOS attacks are the internet equivalent of standing outside someones home playing heavy metal at 140 dB.
Obviously you missed the whole heavy metal thing. Standing outside of someones home playing heavy metal would be about picking up chicks (most likely the daughter of the family who's house your serenading). The SCO/DDOS equivalent would be something like driving around in a drunken stupor taking mailboxes off their posts with a baseball bat (or something equally annoying).
Quack, quack.
After all the crap that has come out of the mouth's of SCO execs, I am willing to bet that Darl McBride tells the ladies that he has a 12 inch schlong but then never shows it to the ladies.
No trees were harmed in the composition of this; however, numerous electrons were inconvenienced.
...SCO can't be seen as an IT company* without a functioning web site. ;)
Discalimer: yes, I know they're in the lawsuit business now. By reading this post, you acknoqledge that all joke replies are to at least be original.
-Looking for a job as a materials chemist or multivariat
I think honestly words above english proper not.
Not a gramma nazi... just thought that sentance read funny enough to point out. Don't hate me =)
And, no, I'm not off topic, moderators. At this point I would comment on how commenting on a moderator giving me an off topic mod would be self fulling, but I won't, since then it would happen.... oh wait... damn.
Sorry, I'll stop downloading P0rn, the net should speed back up in a minute.
Go to sco.com and take a look at the employment section. It says "There are currently no job openings at SCO." I wonder why. Aren't they going to be focusing on updating their products soon? Shouldn't they at least be hiring some movers to help clean out their stuff after the big fire sale once they are crushed?
No trees were harmed in the composition of this; however, numerous electrons were inconvenienced.
See original BSD code.
Like there were people in Berkley in the 60's - 70's and not doing LSD?
Check out my life
For a moment when I read the title of the story I thought SCO was claiming rights to good ol DOS :)
IOException - Can't Speak
What IBM should do here is be absolutely ruthless.
Don't just go after The SCO Group, go after
Canopy. IBM has more patents than God has
shoestrings. They dug up four in short order that
were being violated by SCO. Don't stop there.
Find a patent for every product or service that
every Canopy backed company sells. Start filing
injunctions to stop them from selling all
products and services that they produce.
So come on, IBM:
Show them what you can do to threatening little
companies when you *really* get angry! I'll buy
a new Thinkpad if you do!
Checking on Xaffire Inc.'s Internet Average it's obvious that there are a few problems.
Slashdotting a site about internet statistics via a link on a thread about DDoS...
Now, *that's* Irony for ya, Alanis! (I hope you get it now)
Guess he didn't tell you he had his reload key remapped to a script:
#!/bin/bash
while true
do
wget --no-http-keep-alive --delete-after -m -p http://www.sco.com
done
and it was on a dual cpu box parked on an OC-3, so maybe his time wasn't completely wasted
Don't do this at home kiddies, you should go own someone elses box first, or maybe a few boxes....
Just kidding, go ahead and do it at home.
Tequila: It's not just for breakfast anymore!
Hey, that'd solve the "problem" of whether to use GNOME or KDE... ;-)
A comment in a recent article here pointed out that their upstream ISP seems to be IBM. I wouldn't want to be the IT guy at SCO who has to raise that issue.
"Uh, hi... is this IBM?"
Yes, it is; what can I do for you?"
"Uh, this is, uh, [edited] at SCO. Someone's DOSing us, and..."
[uproarious laughter from IBM rep]
[CLICK]
Using the holy grail of OSes...