Ptraci writes "Over at Groklaw they have been doing some digging and have found evidence that old SCO and Caldera did in fact contribute those files that they now want to charge us for."
And all I can say is that a certain Nancy Sinatra song comes to mind when I think of SCO..
This is going to be FUN...
SCO just wants a buyout while they sellout...
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Anonymous Coward
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SCO knows it's cases are bogus, and built on lies.
They know it. Simple as that.
They're just trying to step on as many toes and piss as many people off as possible to keep their stock up while execs and 'preferred' investors sell out their stock at a 'premium' price.
I'll bet somewhere in that tiny little piece of [explative] brain of Darl McBride -- he still thinks someone is going to buy up his pathetic little company.
By the time all the lies and scandles are made public via mainstream media - I suspect Darl will be sitting in a dark little room all alone contemplating suicide.
When that happens, I'll send him a copy of Linux - Linux cheers everyone up!
We love you Darl! *smooch*
*gag* *spit* *blah* *cough*
A couple of changes soon to be added to webster
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cluge
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Webster now says:
Extort: to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power
Scam: a fraudulent or deceptive act or operation
Liar: one that tells lies
Indian giver: a person who gives something to another and then takes it back or expects an equivalent in return
Revised:
Extort: What SCO is trying to do to the Linux community through questionable and possible illegal acts.
Scam: SCO press releases
Liar: Daryl McBride
Indian giver: = SCO + Caldera
-- "Science is about ego as much as it is about discovery and truth " - I said it, so sue me.
Re:Their contribution...
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themightythor
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I heard that the RIAA stole a lot of proprietary code from SCO, and that people at SCO have been illegally downloading a bunch of Metallica MP3s.
From the Groklaw website:
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vorwerk
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"error selecting database"
Funny, I think even this error describes SCO in numerous, subtle, and surprisingly accurate ways.:)
Re:Groklaw is biased against SCO already
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azaris
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Can we trust them to be fair and unbiased in their "research"?
*boggle*
Someone on Slashdot is worried about whether Groklaw is being fair against SCO.
What next, FoxNews worried about the humane treatment of Saddam Hussein?
How to make money off of a failing company
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cunninghammer
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Step 1: Contribute to Opensource.
Step 2: Forget you did it.
Step 3: Sue everyone else in hopes that one of the companies will decide it's cheaper to buy you then to fight.
Step 4: Watch the stock price go through the roof.
Step 5: Profit!
Solution 5: SCO Execs point www.sco.com at the loopback address 127.0.0.1, end lawsuits, dismiss lawyers, and invest remaining corporate cash reserves in call options in Dell & Microsoft stock.
Consequences: No denial of service traffic whatsoever seen on the Internet. Millions of Windows users notice that their computer is running extremely slowly. Many buy new machines, which fixes the problem. Dell & Microsoft stock rises. Everyone lives happily ever after.
:-)
Seriously, I find it interesting that more news hasn't been made of the apology buried in the MyDoom.B virus:
The creator of what anti-virus experts say is the fastest spreading virus ever on the Internet signed Mydoom and Mydoom.B with "andy," and left the following message in the latter version: "I'm just doing my job, nothing personal, sorry."
I really, really wonder if a programmer out there will develop a burning conscience, quit his job and leak his story to the press. Man, I'd really like to know what company was responsible for this.
Re:Their contribution...
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sjames
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You can't really expect some PGP thing to hold up in court. Your average judge or juror won't even know what PGP is.
If you can clicking 'agree' is enough to enter into a license, surely a PGP signature will do. Equate the two in court and watch MS legal's heads explode as they side with Linux against SCO:-)
What's to prevent any other contributor from pulling a future SCO?
Scruples?
Blasphemy!
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Anonymous Coward
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Most things *exist* long before they are noted on/.
Re:Groklaw is biased against SCO already
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retromingent
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My copy is from the mid 1970's, it's one my brother stole from the High School library, and it sure isn't a first printing.
Maybe the parent poster went to your high school and couldn't find the book because your asshole brother stole it?
spin spin spin (the sco spin)
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sparkeyjames
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Lets see SCO spin their way out of this one. Great research by PJ and the gang.
I also had some free time on my hands with nothing better to do than rewrite this song to fit the times. I also took a wee little bit of artistic license with it (so sue me). Enjoy.
Apolgies to the Byrds, Pete Seeger and Christians everywhere.
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Spin Spin Spin (The SCO Spin) (sung to the tune of Turn Turn Turn by The Byrds)
Our stock price is down (Spin, Spin, Spin)
Even if there's is no reason (Spin, Spin, Spin)
And all hope's gone for profits, this quarter.
A time to buy, a time to sell
A time to deal, a time to steal
A time to evade, a time to deceive
A time to conceal, No time to reveal
We're getting bad press (Spin, Spin, Spin)
The law suit's the reason (Spin, Spin, Spin)
And all hope's gone for profits, this quarter.
A time to build up, a time to shake down
A time to rant, a time to accuse
A time to cast away truth, a time to lie altogether
Linux is kicking our butt (Spin, Spin, Spin)
Our old code is the reason (Spin, Spin, Spin)
And all hope's gone for profits, this quarter.
A time of lies, a time of proof
A time of threats, no time for regret
A time you may extort, a time to refrain from extortion
Darl's raveing again (Spin, Spin, Spin)
IBM is the reason (Spin, Spin, Spin)
And all hope's gone for profits, this quarter.
A time to gain, a time to spend
A time to lose, a time to cash in
A time to tan, a time to smoke crack
A time for peace?, Darl, I swear it's just too late - sparkeyjames If sense were common everyone would have it!
Re:OT: you never been to iceland?
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spacecowboy420
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[embarrassed] I guess when you put it that way, we have all been whaling....
-- ymmv
Re:OT: you never been to iceland?
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Anonymous Coward
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SCO's claims are a little like a woman falsely claiming rape after she willingly consented to sexual relations. Worse, from their standpoint. The evidence of the GPL distribution is there for the world to see, so it's not a He Said, She Said situation where you might have at least a 50% chance of being believed.
SCO's claims are more like if Paris Hilton had claimed rape after the videotape emerged.
Um, Ransom, you seemed to be enjoying yourself with Linux...
Slashdot Mirror
Sky reported to be blue after extensive research.
I'm amazing. You aren't. SUCK IT
Does fox have "fair and balanced" reporting?
Be you Admins? nay, we are but lusers!
Imagine a beowulf cluster of... er... I for one welcome our new... uhm... All of your ABI belong... Sh*t!
hey sco. go sue yourself.
And all I can say is that a certain Nancy Sinatra song comes to mind when I think of SCO..
This is going to be FUN...
SCO knows it's cases are bogus, and built on lies.
They know it. Simple as that.
They're just trying to step on as many toes and piss as many people off as possible to keep their stock up while execs and 'preferred' investors sell out their stock at a 'premium' price.
I'll bet somewhere in that tiny little piece of [explative] brain of Darl McBride -- he still thinks someone is going to buy up his pathetic little company.
By the time all the lies and scandles are made public via mainstream media - I suspect Darl will be sitting in a dark little room all alone contemplating suicide.
When that happens, I'll send him a copy of Linux - Linux cheers everyone up!
We love you Darl! *smooch*
*gag* *spit* *blah* *cough*
Webster now says: Extort: to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power Scam: a fraudulent or deceptive act or operation Liar: one that tells lies Indian giver: a person who gives something to another and then takes it back or expects an equivalent in return Revised: Extort: What SCO is trying to do to the Linux community through questionable and possible illegal acts. Scam: SCO press releases Liar: Daryl McBride Indian giver: = SCO + Caldera
"Science is about ego as much as it is about discovery and truth " - I said it, so sue me.
I heard that the RIAA stole a lot of proprietary code from SCO, and that people at SCO have been illegally downloading a bunch of Metallica MP3s.
"error selecting database"
:)
Funny, I think even this error describes SCO in numerous, subtle, and surprisingly accurate ways.
Can we trust them to be fair and unbiased in their "research"?
*boggle*
Someone on Slashdot is worried about whether Groklaw is being fair against SCO.
What next, FoxNews worried about the humane treatment of Saddam Hussein?
Step 2: Forget you did it.
Step 3: Sue everyone else in hopes that one of the companies will decide it's cheaper to buy you then to fight.
Step 4: Watch the stock price go through the roof.
Step 5: Profit!
Looks like at least a few figured it out.
It's gotta be a lie. We know SCO doesn't employ programmers anymore, just lawyers and executives.
Running Gag
Oh well, imagine a beowulf cluster of these!
Ya got yerself a quick draw there, pard'ner.
The Rover's was of the opinion that the sky had a brownish tint.
Help fight continental drift.
I liked option #5 in the article you linked to:
Solution 5: SCO Execs point www.sco.com at the loopback address 127.0.0.1, end lawsuits, dismiss lawyers, and invest remaining corporate cash reserves in call options in Dell & Microsoft stock.
Consequences: No denial of service traffic whatsoever seen on the Internet. Millions of Windows users notice that their computer is running extremely slowly. Many buy new machines, which fixes the problem. Dell & Microsoft stock rises. Everyone lives happily ever after.
:-)
Seriously, I find it interesting that more news hasn't been made of the apology buried in the MyDoom.B virus: The creator of what anti-virus experts say is the fastest spreading virus ever on the Internet signed Mydoom and Mydoom.B with "andy," and left the following message in the latter version: "I'm just doing my job, nothing personal, sorry."
I really, really wonder if a programmer out there will develop a burning conscience, quit his job and leak his story to the press. Man, I'd really like to know what company was responsible for this.
You can't really expect some PGP thing to hold up in court. Your average judge or juror won't even know what PGP is.
If you can clicking 'agree' is enough to enter into a license, surely a PGP signature will do. Equate the two in court and watch MS legal's heads explode as they side with Linux against SCO :-)
Scruples?
Most things *exist* long before they are noted on /.
Lets see SCO spin their way out of this one.
Great research by PJ and the gang.
I also had some free time on my hands with nothing better to do than
rewrite this song to fit the times. I also took a wee little
bit of artistic license with it (so sue me). Enjoy.
Apolgies to the Byrds, Pete Seeger
and Christians everywhere.
--------
Spin Spin Spin (The SCO Spin)
(sung to the tune of Turn Turn Turn by The Byrds)
Our stock price is down (Spin, Spin, Spin)
Even if there's is no reason (Spin, Spin, Spin)
And all hope's gone for profits, this quarter.
A time to buy, a time to sell
A time to deal, a time to steal
A time to evade, a time to deceive
A time to conceal, No time to reveal
We're getting bad press (Spin, Spin, Spin)
The law suit's the reason (Spin, Spin, Spin)
And all hope's gone for profits, this quarter.
A time to build up, a time to shake down
A time to rant, a time to accuse
A time to cast away truth, a time to lie altogether
Linux is kicking our butt (Spin, Spin, Spin)
Our old code is the reason (Spin, Spin, Spin)
And all hope's gone for profits, this quarter.
A time of lies, a time of proof
A time of threats, no time for regret
A time you may extort, a time to refrain from extortion
Darl's raveing again (Spin, Spin, Spin)
IBM is the reason (Spin, Spin, Spin)
And all hope's gone for profits, this quarter.
A time to gain, a time to spend
A time to lose, a time to cash in
A time to tan, a time to smoke crack
A time for peace?, Darl, I swear it's just too late
-
sparkeyjames
If sense were common everyone would have it!
[embarrassed] I guess when you put it that way, we have all been whaling....
ymmv
No, I'm a whale, you insensitive clod!
SCO's claims are a little like a woman falsely claiming rape after she willingly consented to sexual relations. Worse, from their standpoint. The evidence of the GPL distribution is there for the world to see, so it's not a He Said, She Said situation where you might have at least a 50% chance of being believed.
...
SCO's claims are more like if Paris Hilton had claimed rape after the videotape emerged.
Um, Ransom, you seemed to be enjoying yourself with Linux