SCO Volleys to Red Hat

ZeroVerteX noted that News.com is saying "The SCO Group fired back against Linux leader Red Hat on Monday, filing a motion to dismiss the Linux company's suit against SCO. In a motion filed late Monday in U.S. District Court in Delaware, SCO argues that Red Hat has no grounds to sue SCO, as SCO's actions against the open-source Linux operating system have not specifically targeted Red Hat." So it's ok to threaten a community, but not ok for a member of that same community to stand up?

Comments

The community should realize ...

[switched4OSX]

that SCO holds the copyright on stupid lawsuit. (sarcasm intended).

Re:The community should realize ...

[tomhudson]

Would you really want a gag order against McBride? He does more damage to his company every time he opens his mouth (changes the story, contradicts his "legal team", contradicts himself, makes wild promises that don't pan out).

Keep him talking - he's our best defense :-) Besides, how else would we get our daily SCO NonsenseNews :-)

Re:The community should realize ...

[Geek of Tech]

> No, they hold the copyright on Stupidity itself...

Obviously you didn't read about the case. SCO bought the licence to Stupidity V2.4. The majority of Fortune 500 companies are using Stupidity V3.9. Unless SCO also inherits the rights to any derivative works of Stupidity V2.4, then they can not claim infringement by Stupidity V3.9.

But then again, if some Stupidity V2.4 were to be put in the Stupidity V3.9 release... Oh the horror! The world might have to revert to being sensable people, or face copyright lawsuits!

Re:The community should realize ...

[perdelucena]

SCO: Youve called SCO all our lawyers are busy at the momement. If you want to sue us please
wait on the line. If we are currently sueing you please press 6. If you want to give us you money please press 7.

Re:For all this 'talk' of community

[Jayfar]

Maybe because they can't spell defamation either? Defimation? Defamination (massive aid shipments of Twinkies to starving geeks)?

Re:GandhiCon

[Second_Derivative]

Um... PROFIT!

Or is it "???" ... wait, wrong sequence.

Re:Free speech protection?

[gosand]

Personally, I think that companies claiming the rights of citizens can't be a good thing - after all, when did you hear of human rights abuses against corporations?

I swear, if Darl keeps yappin, you just might see some...

Oh, those kernel developers...

[gosand]

Why havn't any of the 'Linux contributors' - aka the people who have code in the kernel stepped up and sued SCO over defimation? SCO has, in effect, called the 'team' that developed the Linux kernel thieves. Why hasn't any of the 'team' stepped up to the plate and sued?

Oh, you know those kernel developer types. They are probably off on their yachts in the south of France sipping Cristal and snorting coke off of a stripper's ass.

Re:Oh, those kernel developers...

[BrynM]

# Woohoo! I'm sniffing coke off a stripper's ass! ..........

Don't get us into more trouble by quoting SCO comment lines from the kernel source tree...

Re:Mmm, again ..

[BJH]

Now all you have to do is figure out exactly what he meant by "his" operating system. He's laid claim to so many of them...

Re:Do as I say, not as I do

[MadKeithV]

"unbiased defamination"

Is that the act of becoming un-hungry without ever becoming subjective about the whole matter? :)

Re:Stock

[Eccles]

Wow! SCO's stock is at 19.17 WTF!!

I think I'd better buy some. That'll guarantee it'll drop like a rock...

SCO - A two bit Mickey Mouse operation?!!

[scottyboy]

Maybe it's just me... but everytime I look at that Caldera logo
I just see the corner of a giant Mickey Mouse head hovering
like a dark shadow across the globe.

Hey. Maybe Disney should sue.

Re:Mmm, again ..

[Molt]

Oh, come on now, play fair. After all, he does take the time to ship them himself as opposed to leaving it to the mailroom. It's not many CEOs that are quite that hands-on.