SCO Asks IBM To Make SCO's Case For It

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SCO Asks IBM To Make SCO's Case For It

Posted by timothy on Sunday October 26, 2003 @05:48AM from the it's-just-simpler-that-way dept.

acousticiris writes "According to an analysis of Friday's memorandum from SCO on Groklaw: 'If I had to characterize it in a brief sentence or two, the sentence would be that SCO tells the court, "How are we supposed to know what code IBM misappropriated? It's up to them to prove our case for us."...' It's also interesting to note that in Friday's memorandum, footnote 4, SCO uses Eric Raymond's Jargon File entry for FUD to take pot shots at IBM (footnote 4). Evidently, Eric was not pleased, according to the updated entry."

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fuck me harder! by madmancarman · 2003-10-26 05:52 · Score: 4, Funny

It seems somehow fitting that SCO would link to FUD in the jargon file, since the previous entry in the jargon file is "fuck me harder". After all, isn't that what SCO is doing to their shareholders?

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1. Re:fuck me harder! by Jetson · 2003-10-26 06:24 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  It seems somehow fitting that SCO would link to FUD in the jargon file, since the previous entry in the jargon file is "fuck me harder". After all, isn't that what SCO is doing to their shareholders?
  Not yet. Right now they're playing the game of "See how big it is?" The people buying shares now won't see the ropes and whips until it's too late.
SCO.... by jeffkjo1 · 2003-10-26 05:53 · Score: 5, Funny

In a desperate attempt to prevent interested parties from reading their crap, SCO has apparently taken it upon themselves to slashdot Groklaw. Impressive.

If we can't read it we have to believe them!
Amazing by finkployd · 2003-10-26 05:56 · Score: 5, Funny

SCO files a court document which includes (to provide support for their claim) a link to a web page controlled by someone they KNOW to hate them?

"Your Honor, we demand he change it back. We ummm didn't know website text can be changed"

The mind boggles...

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SCO the victim? by Tumbleweed · 2003-10-26 05:59 · Score: 3, Funny

Ya know, I just thought of something. These legal maneuverings by SCO are just SO absurd that the lawyers involved HAVE to know that. So I'm wondering - is SCO just being taken advantage of by unscrupulous lawyers, wanting to bilk stupid-ass SCO execs into thinking they can win anything?
Re:Wait a minute... by Beatbyte · 2003-10-26 06:03 · Score: 5, Funny

yes, but you would then have to assume that SCO had a case

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Re:My question is by Camel+Pilot · 2003-10-26 06:13 · Score: 3, Funny

I have the same thought.

But I reminded of a Gary Larson's cartoon, where there are four panes one with a rattlesnake in the top left hand corner, a puffed-up puffer fish in the top right hand corner, a mad cat in the bottom left hand corner, and finally a wierdo wearing a trench coat, with a boot on his head, a child's
pool floaty thing around his middle and carrying a bazooka and the caption reads: "How Nature Says, Stay Away"

This I think applies to SCO.
This case couldn't be any stranger... by HangingChad · 2003-10-26 06:40 · Score: 5, Funny

...if SCO were being represented by Beavis and Butthead.
Uhhh-huh-huh. He said infringer. Huh-huh-huh.

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Re:Wait a minute... by clambake · 2003-10-26 07:00 · Score: 4, Funny

IANAL

EXACTLY! YOu AREN'T a lawyer. How can you possibly expect to know or understand any of the laws that you must live by? You can't. Just sit over there and do what we say.
Poetical Geeky by bstadil · 2003-10-26 07:03 · Score: 3, Funny

Nothing like a little FUD in the entry for "FUD".
Not that I really agree with you but this is poetical geeky if true.
Self referencing is a hallmark of geekdom. Like GNU = Gnu Not Unix

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Re:Missing the point. by CaptBubba · 2003-10-26 07:08 · Score: 4, Funny

This is closer to asking your hostages for some bullets because you forgot yours.
Re:FUD: /fuhd/, n. by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-26 08:40 · Score: 4, Funny

wow you can get +5 informative just for reposting the information found at one of the links in the story. I wonder how many points you get for actually saying something informative?!
Re:ESR, does that mean you don't like them? by carambola5 · 2003-10-26 09:22 · Score: 4, Funny

Would you buy software from a company with this reputation?

SCO sells software?

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from the jargon entry... by the_real_tigga · 2003-10-26 12:48 · Score: 3, Funny

...
prev: fuck me harder - FUD - next: FUD wars
prophetic, even...

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IBM is more of a chip-maker than case-maker by SethJohnson · 2003-10-26 13:51 · Score: 3, Funny

SCO should look to one of the cheap asian companies like Fudin or PowMax for their cases. IBM is gonna charge an arm and a leg and the resulting boxes won't be very portable. Plus, I don't think IBM does any of the cool mod stuff with windows or cathode lights.

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