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SCO Group Web Site Attacked Again

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the bad-boy-come-again dept.

FreeLinux writes "With not much SCO news today, it seemed that this story was needed - Reuters is reporting that, SCO is again suffering under a DDoS attack that has crippled their web site and email system since Wednesday morning. For the third time this year, the SCO Group's Web site came under attack, apparently by hackers unhappy with the company's legal threats against users of the Linux operating system. The denial-of-service attack started at 6:20 a.m. EST Wednesday and continued through the day, said Blake Stowell, spokesman for the Lindon-based company."

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  1. You mean they reported... by frostman · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...a Slashdotting?

    Crybabies!

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  2. Not a DDoS... by drdreff · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's all of those corporate Linux users beating down their door to buy licenses. Hurry and get yours today before they're all gone!

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  3. New Icon by Coryoth · · Score: 5, Funny

    I would like to suggest that, once this case is finally settled, Slashdot begin using the caldera systems icon for "Laugh, it's Funny" instead of the Monty Python foot. I know I already associate that blue and red C with a good humourous story.

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  4. Re:How do I join? by krray · · Score: 5, Funny

    Easy:
    ncftpget ftp://ftp.sco.com:/pub/scox/scoxdevcd.iso

  5. Re:Come on guys... by wud · · Score: 5, Funny

    Grow up. Settle it by the law.

    or atleast taking down the site the old fasion way... by posting it on /.

    www.sco.com

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  6. maybe they claim to own "DDOS" too... by bleeper4 · · Score: 5, Funny

    so does that mean they can sue themselves?

  7. The truth about the "attack". by LordK3nn3th · · Score: 5, Funny

    Darl McBride, stumbling drunk (as usual) around SCO's headquarters, accidently tripped over the server's power cord.

    SCO's technicians are busy working to fix the problem.

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  8. Re:And groklaw... by Rick+the+Red · · Score: 5, Funny
    the consensus at Groklaw is that either SCO are lying through their teeth and this is all FUD, or their network admin staff are a bunch of incompetents.
    That's lawyers for you: always one or the other. Guilty or innocent. Right or wrong. Black or white. Never once considered the possibility that it's both.
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  9. Re:Come on guys... by orthogonal · · Score: 5, Funny

    The public has no idea what a email blacklist is, or why they're important for fighting spammers.

    As a member of the public, I want you to know that I am offended by your use of the term "blacklist".

    It is offensive to all African-Americans and other People of Color. Why must "black" always be equated with "bad", when exploitative White male colonizers are the source of all evil in the world?

    You might as well perpetuate the culture of oppression by referring to some disk drives as "Master", and some as "Slave".

    I will petition the Los Angeles City Council to ban the use of these "blacklists" altogether!

    I urge my fellow easily offended perpetually victimized knee-jerk progressives to join me in this vitally important crusade.

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