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More Criticism of SCO's Claims To UNIX

inc_x writes "GROKLAW has a compelling analysis that shows that SCO's claims that it owns the UNIX operating system are not very truthful. The Open Group confirms this position: "Statements that SCO "owns the UNIX operating system" or has "licensed UNIX to XYZ", are clearly inaccurate and misleading." It seems that SCO finds it increasingly difficult to distinguish facts from fiction. Last week SCO claimed 'This IP battle is only one part of SCO's business and is an add-on component. The core of SCO's business is profitable,' not bothered by the fact that they had claimed the opposite in their SEC filing: 'If we do not receive SCOsource licensing revenue in future quarters and our revenue from the sale of our operating system platform products and services continues to decline, we will need to further reduce operating expenses in order to maintain profitability or generate positive cash flow.'"

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  1. GNAA Alert by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  2. "More Criticism of SCO's Claims To UNIX" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Is Slashdot doing stories on itself now?

  3. Slow news day? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It's pretty bad when FARK has a better tech story leading than slashdot does.

    HP and Compaq expected to break up, logic just doesen't make sense. One crappy company + another crappy company does not = good company

    http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6 70 7112.htm

  4. John, is that you? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  5. Re:FRONT PAGE STORY! SCO LIES, AGAIN! by snake_dad · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    No, it's stuff that matters :)

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  6. Re:Sounds like a racist jew to me... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Jews are more racist then neo-nazis and blacks put together and it seems to show every time i open up my IE browser.

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  8. Proving a point. by error502 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I don't care about karma. Please mod me down appropriately.

  9. MOD PARENT UP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Us moderators should not cave into demands!

    1. Re:MOD PARENT UP by error502 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      No, I actually have Good karma.

    2. Re:MOD PARENT UP by error502 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Yeah, but even if I posted at 2, I still wouldn't care.

    3. Re:MOD PARENT UP by error502 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      OK, whatever.

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    don't care about karma. Please mod me down appropriately.

    This is obviously a cry for help. Someone please mod him up so that his karma can increase.

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  11. Re:Sounds like a racist jew to me... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Um, tell us about that.
    We would all like to have JEW free software on our machines.

    I prefer the version of Linux from Der Vaterland.

    Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein kernel!

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  14. Scroll Wheel Under Gentoo SCO/Linux by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hello. I noticed your comment about mouse wheels. You see, i have a problem,

    i recently installed gentoo sco/linux on my home pc and now my mouse wheel doesn't work. i am so sad without it . you see, i love my mouse wheel very much and when i am away from it i am very sad. maybe you can help ??? i will be so hppy if you do !!! can you fix my mouse wheel?? i use kde under x11r6 !!! i will be so happy if you fix my mouse wheel ! i love my mouse wheel and i will love you if you fix it !!!!@!!1!!

    plz right back k thx.

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  16. Re:Sounds like a racist jew to me... by Moloko_Plus · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Mozilla is nice, I tend to use Opera quite often though.

  17. Re:Submitter needs to learn to write by skillet-thief · · Score: 0, Offtopic

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