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SCO Hints at *BSD Lawsuits Next Year, And More
osullish writes "The Financial Times reports that SCO is indicating it will sue an as-yet un-named Linux-using corporation within the next 90 days. Also mentioned in the article is possible action against Novell, which recently purchased Ximian and SUSE Linux."
Iaitos points to this rather stiffly-worded notice from Novell (on their site) regarding the non-compete agreement SCO claims would taint Novell's acquisition of SUSE:
PROVO, Utah Nov. 18, 2003: Novell has seen the November 18 InfoWorld article in which SCO CEO Darl McBride refers to a supposed non-compete agreement between Novell and SCO. Mr. McBride's characterization of the agreements between Novell and SCO is inaccurate. There is no non-compete provision in those contracts, and the pending acquisition of SUSE LINUX does not violate any agreement between Novell and SCO.Novell has received no formal communication from SCO on this particular issue. Novell understands its rights under the contracts very well, and will respond in due course should SCO choose to formally pursue this issue."
slavitos points to a ZDNet article covering the same ground, writing: "A characteristic SCO twist in the story: "McBride added that lawsuits likely will be preceded and possibly prevented by communications offering businesses an opportunity to get right with SCO. "We'll be communicating with users what our expectations are," he said.". Oh, that's helpful, Darl - and no, we didn't really expect you to be any more specific."
If your lips aren't yet too tired, ansak writes "PJ has done it again -- okay, "co-ordinated it" would be the better phrase. The transcript of SCOG's conference call is now available (and in danger of being slashdotted without slashdot's help, even!).
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Another legal theory being thrown about is that SCO's lawsuit (the one against IBM, that is) all leads back to Sequent. Petrol writes "The Inquirer has a story about SCO's action against IBM. 'Sources close to the action describe a trail of code that might well be the target of SCO's ire against IBM and the Linux community.'"
How can people say BSD is dying when it has a mascot like this?! Linux needs to get its act together if it's going to compete with the kind of hot chicks and gorgeous babes that BSD has to offer!
You just can't take Linux seriously when its fronted by losers like these. Would you buy software from them? I don't think so! You Linux groupies need to find some sexy girls like her! I mean just look at this girl! Doesn't she excite you? I know this little hottie puts me in need of a cold shower! This guy looks like he is about to cream his pants standing next to such a fox. As you can see, no man can resist this sexy little minx. I mean are you telling me you wouldn't like to get your hands on this ass?!
With sexy chicks like the lovely Ceren you could have people queuing up to buy open source products. Could you really refuse to buy a copy of BSD if she told you to? Come on, you must admit she is better than an overweight penguin or a gay looking goat! Don't you wish you could get one of these? Personally I know I would give my right arm to get this close to such a divine beauty!
Join the campaign for more cute open source babes today!
All in a days work with a yoda figurine rammed up your ass.
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I pledge Allegiance to the Doll
of the Greased Up States of Yodarica
and to the Republic for which it shoves,
one nation under Yoda, rectal intrusion,
with anal lube and ass grease for all.
Because of Yoda's attitude, I usually don't respond to his perversions, but this time I'll make an exception. For starters, the nicest thing that can be said about Yoda's lackeys is that they are goofy insurrectionists out to demonstrate an outright hostility to law enforcement. Already, some piteous Neanderthals have begun to fund a vast web of uncontrollable vagabonds, combative slackers, and naive malodorous-types, and with terrifying and tragic results. What t
Totally off topic... but your sig... so... you are a pointer to a DreadLord object... does that something like a "yes man" or are you just an index finger?
Have you thought for yourself today?
But I still love you, because you are like me! *sigh*
Why not just accuse the kettle of being a negro while you're at it?
P.S.: *BSD is dying.
P.P.S.: goat
People make jokes about SCO that are offtopic from the SCO story itself (in 2 pagedown scrollings I haven't seen anything relating to SCO vs. BSD), and are getting modded up, even to +5 funny. I take it pretty much everyone, even the evil MS developers (such as myself) are getting pretty annoyed by SCO (if that wasn't the understatement of my lifetime).
...in bed
Like so.
Haida Manga
right. and since they cant fly, they will be accelerating towards the ground.
turn up the jukebox and tell me a lie
lebowski? hey, thats your name dude!
Ah fuck I hit the submit button instead of preview and didn't put my page breaks in yet.
*grin*
If Dean makes it to be the Democratic candidate in the mainstream election, he's going to be plowed under by the mainstream public of the United States.
The 2000 election was a very close one. So close that algore would have been elected if he had even won the electoral votes in his home state of Tennesee, whose people presumably know more about him than the average US citizen. It's completely unprecedented for an incumbent VP not get the 'favorite son' vote. Hell, even wobbly old Walter Mondale carried the Minnesota vote in his defeat when he faced Reagan.
No, Dean isn't gonna do it. The Democrats might as well nominate Sharpton as Dean.
It's amusing to hear one of the champions of the 'entitlements' programs for the hyphenated-Americans rant on about 'entitlements.' What a hoot.
A Good Intro to NetBS
The more yarn you pull out the more you see
Quite unlike Darl's cock!
This is America, damnit. Speak Spanish!
The Florida case wasn't about stopping votes from being counted. They had been counted. The results had been determined.
Then the Democrats went to court to attempt to get the court to determine the election. The Republicans were open to counting *all* the votes again under uniform standards. The Democrats were not. They wanted their looser standards to be applied only in districts where they felt stronger.
It was not about letting the people speak and counting all the votes. It was about getting your guy in the office. The Democrats did what they felt would be best in achieving that goal. The Republicans did the same. And the Republicans won that partisan battle which the Democrats started. That's politics. To decry the actions of one side and not decry the other is simply hypocritical.
The US Supreme Court decision was about law. It was certainly perceived by those on the losing side as partisan, and nothing anybody ever says will ever change their viewpoint. That is fully understood.
But it was about law, and was a correct decision in that context. The legislature of the state of Florida is explicitly charged with setting the rules regarding the operation of elections. The legislature set those rules, and the US Supreme Court ruled that those are the rules. The Florida Supreme Court was not empowered to write new rules. Legislatures create law. Courts either enforce it, or throw it out. But courts do not write new laws to replace ones they dislike. That power belongs to the elected representatives of the people of the state of Florida.
The Florida Supreme Court, however, decided that it can write new laws. It decided that it had that power, one not granted to it by the state constitution and thereby not by the people. Rather than rule that the legislature's rules are invalid, and then throw the ball back to the legislature to correct, it crafted a complex procedure, wholely substituted for the explicit will of the legislature. The US Supreme Court very correctly ruled that that was not legitimate. And further, ruled that under the law of Florida, the election was over.
And your guy didn't get into office. And you are terribly bitter about it. You surely won't agree with what I just wrote, because of that bitterness. Well, that's life. The beauty of our system is that you get another shot. Good luck. Personally, I hope my guy beats both of the Demopublicans this time.
Larry
Isn't Darwin BSD-compliant?
And OpenBSD has had support from a government or two because of its security, hasn't it?
BSD is far from dead. The only reason everybody thinks it's dead is because its hardware support isn't as expansive as, say linux. Well, so be it, it's not designed to run on anything, it's designed to run well.
Karma: Non-Heinous
Since I, DarkManaX, am the sole proprietor of the Internet which you are illegally using (I don't need proof) you must either get off, or send $1 to me.
Because, get this...
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The lawyers get paid, NO MATTER WHAT!
'Standards' in computing only impress those who are impressed by things like 'standards'.