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IBM, Intel Set Up $10m SCO Defense Fund

Posted by timothy on from the upping-the-ante dept.

An anonymous reader writes that the "NY Times reports that a group of companies, led by I.B.M. and Intel, plans to announce today that it is setting up a $10 million legal defense fund to help pay for the litigation costs of corporate users of the popular GNU/Linux operating system if they are sued. ZDnet also has a story on this." otisaardvark points out that "The fund is to be administered by OSDL (Open Source Development Labs) and so, amongst other things, could bankroll legal costs for Linus."

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  1. So what will it be? by eggstasy · · Score: 3, Funny

    Megacorps are EVIL! EVIL I say! And they will bring DOOOM TO US ALL!!!
    But... they are wasting $10 million on a legal defense fund to help Linus! YAY MEGACORPS!

    1. Re:So what will it be? by 3Daemon · · Score: 5, Funny

      And they will bring DOOOM TO US ALL!!!
      Interesting enough then, that Activision, the one megacorp that would actually be thanked for bringing us Doom (well... Doom 3 anyways), seems unable to do so.

  2. Where can I contribute? by YanceyAI · · Score: 5, Funny
    Is there a PayPal donation link anywhere?

    ; )

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    1. Re:Where can I contribute? by kj0rn · · Score: 2, Funny

      Just PayPal your $699 to Darl ;-)

  3. SCO's new plan. by Saven+Marek · · Score: 5, Funny

    The SCO vs Linux legal battle took another turn today, as the SCO group plans action against Caldera, it's former self, for releasing their alleged IP. In a move that stunned the rest of the industry, SCO is effectively suing itself for initiating distribution of SCO IP as GPL code. SCO says they are assured of winning the case as they have all of the evidence and can present it in court.

    SCO claimed that, to defend itself against such charges, it will be making gratuitous use of the OSDL defense fund.

    nude mac desktops

  4. Re:Produced any evidence yet ? by jobsagoodun · · Score: 2, Funny

    Today is the day! They have until 5.00pm Utah time to tell the judge what IBM did wrong, or why they can't say what IBM did wrong. Engage! Mr Data! Maximum Short!

  5. SCO stock going down... by Bendebecker · · Score: 2, Funny

    They are doomed... again. nuff said.

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    There's a growing sense that even if The Future comes,
    most of us won't be able to afford it.
    -- Lemmy
  6. In other news: MS set up SCO defense fund ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    In other news:

    Microsoft has set up a defense fund to cover
    the legal costs for SCO. The initial fund
    balance is $100,000,000

  7. Re:This sends a loud and clear message by CaptainAlbert · · Score: 4, Funny

    Say, remember when the Romano-British employed one lot of maurading Saxons to protect them from another lot of maurading Saxons?

    I would say you're showing your age there. :P

    Ah, those were the days. The sight of a circle of Norsemen huddled around a fire, reciting their ancient sagas... imagine a Beowulf clu... oh, wait.

    What do you mean, Off Topic? C'mon, it's more fun than bitching about SCO!

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  8. Quotes from Article by EmagGeek · · Score: 2, Funny

    The article continues:

    Davey "Idaho" Boise, in response to the measure establised by Intel and IBM, was quoted as saying, in a very solemn tone, "Oh fuck..." without further comment.

  9. Re:Yeah, I'm kinda hoping by Thuktun · · Score: 2, Funny

    If they're going after 800lb gorillas...

    Well, yeah, they have the most bananas to take.