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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. "

6 of 347 comments (clear)

  1. Nail the bastard up!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    FP

  2. OK, so which is it? by daves · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    the OSDL, who are Torvalds' employer, will announce on Friday that the "OSDL has agreed...

    Referring to organizations as plural is stilted, unpopular, and, in this case, inconsistent.

    Get with the program. The OSDL is an organization that is responding to this situation.

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    1. Re:OK, so which is it? by Get+Behind+the+Mule · · Score: 2, Offtopic
      Referring to organizations as plural is stilted, unpopular, and, in this case, inconsistent.


      You're right about Taco being inconsistent, but in the British vernacular (encompassing not just the British Isles, but also such far-flung places as Australia and South Africa), it's neither stilted nor unpopular. That's just how they say it. Americans say that the committee meets, the British say that the committee meet.

      The difference between British and American English is mostly just a matter of pronunciation and vocabulary, but this is one of the few truly grammatical differences.
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  3. you didn't you didn't know by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I guess you didn't know!

  4. Re:Nail the bastard up!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Flamebait maybe, but not offtopic. RTFM, mods.

  5. Re:Fudning sources by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ... and Microsoft is a Convicted Monopolist, who continues to treat the court which convicted them with contempt. They will come unstuck.

    I don't know about US law, but in most countries they would be committing some kind of offence such as Conspiracy, probably Fraud, Deception, Insider Dealing, etc with their present actions.

    The scumbags Gates and Ballmer wil get what they deserve in the end, if Gross Stupidity was a crime, their minion McBride would get an even bigger sentence.