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OSDL Pays For Linus Torvalds' SCO Defense

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the man-this-sucks dept.

geoff313 writes " For all of you who might be worried about what financial consequences Linus Torvalds might have to endure as a result of being subpoenaed by SCO, fear not: the Open Source Development Lab (OSDL) will pay for its law firm to represent him. the OSDL, who are Torvalds' employer, will announce on Friday that the "OSDL has agreed to fund legal representation for Torvalds and any other employees of the lab who may become involved in the litigation." Just in case you didn't you didn't know, the OSDL is funded by a variety of corporations including (but not limitied to) IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Sun Microsystems, Red Hat, Cisco, Computer Associates, Fujitsu, Hitachi, and Nokia. "

3 of 347 comments (clear)

  1. from the this-man-sucks dept by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Article: from the this-man-sucks dept

    I could not have said it better.

    Linux Torvlads really sucks.

    Cocks.

    The nerdy-small, smelly-greasy ones.

  2. Defense? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Que? Why "Torvalds' SCO Defence" as the story title? Exactly what is he defending?

    He is not on trial. This is typical shoddily-written tabloidese so prevalent on Slashdot, and sums up why this site isn't taken seriously in real tech media.

    Sheesh.

  3. Ah, thank goodness. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Yes, the first thing I worry about every morning is Linus Torvalds and if he can pay his bills or not.