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Open Source Group Victoria v. SCO, Part II

Posted by timothy on from the fightin'-words dept.

Following up on last July's complaint, Elektroschock writes that "The Open Source Group Victoria (OSV) made a second complaint to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). In a similar case in Germany SCO Group received an injunction from the court, so SCO never sold Linux licenses in Germany (tarent vs. SCO, district court Munich). Competition police seems to be a strong weapon against SCO-like action."

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  1. Injunction? by beni1207 · · Score: 5, Funny

    SCO never sold licenses in Germany because of an injunction? Have they sold any licenses anywhere? Didn't think so....

    1. Re:Injunction? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Lyrical: "Injunction, junction, what's your function()...?"

      *sorry*

    2. Re:Injunction? by wfbush · · Score: 5, Funny

      "Injunction junction, what's your function()...?"

      Puttin' together orders, and lawsuits, and judgements...

      Not that there's gonna be any judgements any time soon, SCO's just gonna keep dragging this out...

  2. Careful! by Black+Parrot · · Score: 5, Funny


    Taking them to court may be a violation of their business method patent!

    --
    Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
  3. SCO is saying you stole their lawn mower by linuxguy · · Score: 5, Funny

    It is like SCO is saying that you stole their lawn mower because they heard you have an automobile. As evidence they point to your neighbour's RV.

    Yes, it is that crazy.

    [Stolen from Yahoos Finance's SCOX Message Board]

  4. With Apologies to Mother Goose by mehaiku · · Score: 5, Funny

    There once was a man named McBride
    Who brought a great case to be tried
    His stock was a hit
    As Darl talked his shit
    But the code he continued to hide.

    To lawyers McBride was a debtor
    Who sought to sue users by letter
    He sued IBM
    With facts few and thin
    A five year old could have done better.

    Darl's *nix was the first in his deal
    The clones that came after he'd steal
    The clones were his perks
    Or derivative works
    Like prior art on the wheel.

    The press was the court Darl first chose
    Didio just brought it new lows
    One could not but wonder
    Whose sheets they were under
    Since both were just Microsoft hoes.

    Darl claimed stolen code when he sued
    With millions of lines he'd include
    He must have deceived
    Since no one believed
    He could count to twenty one when nude.

    To be purchased was Darl's major plan
    Then retire and keep up his tan
    IBM said, "Fuck off,
    You won't be playing golf
    But homeless, beside a trash can."

    McBride only wanted a fee
    For Linux , which always was free
    His whole case was hinging
    On Linux infringing
    On SCO's useless IP.

    Darl wanted these fees forever
    For hatching a plan he thought clever
    With news so infernal
    While hacking the kernel
    Linus said "what the fuck ever."

    Who understood Darl's attack?
    Surely he smoked the best crack
    We were mostly appalled
    Ninety-three called
    Wanting their UnixWare back.

    In Vegas Darl said it would be
    A display of infringing IP
    Boy Wonder McBride
    Pitched all truth aside
    What he showed was all BSD.

    Darl sued everyone that he could
    With contracts he misunderstood
    Not even a shrink
    Could teach him to think
    These lawsuits just made him sport wood.

    (post to be continued in following post due to Slashdot wordcount filter, sorry)

    1. Re:With Apologies to Mother Goose by mehaiku · · Score: 5, Funny

      (continued from previous post due to Slashdot word count filter)

      Europe thought Darl lost his mind
      He tried suits there of the same kind
      But Germany said
      Your scam is now dead
      Don't let the door hit your behind.

      Darl's case was completely absurd
      With years 'for a ruling occurred
      It was Darl that I cursed
      Asking which would come first
      The end of this case or the Hurd?

      Finally with the court's backing
      Which Groklaw was certainly tracking
      The discovery phase
      Began in a haze
      Since SCO's facts were so lacking.

      Just seventeen files we could see
      How much smaller could Darl's facts be?
      In court we were glad
      His case truly had
      Much bigger holes than goatse.

      Darl's game was just mostly extortion
      Without facts, why pay him a portion?
      We needed a basis
      To give to Darl's cases
      A retroactive abortion

      Novell finally opened some doors
      Telling Darl, "This code is not yours,
      Now don't have a fit,
      But you do not own shit"
      Me thinks Novell just karma whores.

      How foolish was Darl to be trying
      These cases with nothing but lying
      Within a short term
      Judge Wells will confirm
      That SCO is dying.

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