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SCO Gets More Desperate; Sends More Letters

Posted by michael on from the pyramid-scheme-coming-down-around-their-ears dept.

isn't my name writes "The New York Times is reporting that SCO has sent new letters to Linux-using businesses with specific examples of infringement. SCO has its fiscal earnings call scheduled tomorrow at 11am. In all probability, these letters are designed to get analyst/reporter interest focused on their claims instead of the numerous fundamental problems with their case. So, slashdotters, we need to find a copy of the letter and tear it apart with specificity before tomorrow morning in the US East Coast, so that any analysts/reporters will not be distracted."

4 of 449 comments (clear)

  1. What SCO's actions seem to be saying... by Maltese+Falcon · · Score: 0, Redundant

    to me is: OK, verify you're a SCO licensee and that you've not contributed any code to Linux. If you did, we'll take it easy on you an negotiate a huge settlement, while at the same time, thanking you for prviding evidence to our case which we, personally, can't seem to find anywhere and need to present to the court by this time next month!

  2. Hey Analyst! Stop reading those SEC thingees... by technomom · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ....that tell you about our 4th quarter losses and pay attention to these letters we're sending out!!
    The great and powerful McBrOz has spoken!

    JoAnn

  3. Linus restates an earlier comment by RouterSlayer · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Linus Torvalds again today repeated a comment he had made to the press previously, in which he says, again:

    Linus Torvlands: "SCO is on crack..."

    The media didn't seem at all surprised by this comment, and were actually in complete agreement with Linus' assessment of SCOs mental state.

    In other news, another media group announced their comments, again repeating yet another previous statement by saying that "SCO has been sniffing paint thinner..."

  4. Over 65 files copied **verbatim** by arevos · · Score: 1, Redundant

    SCO claims here that over 65 files in the Linux kernal have been "copied verbatim" from SCO source. Over 65 files are claimed to be exactly identical (give or take a few comments and copyright notices, I assume).

    What's more, according to the article, the letters "name more than 65 programming files". So if a copy of one of the letters can be obtained, then we know at least some of what SCO is claiming to be copied. And not just similar files, nope-nope. SCO's saying that those 65+ files are identical to 65+ files in Linux. Shouldn't be too hard to prove one way or the other, no?