SCO Identifies EV1Servers as Linux Licensee

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SCO Identifies EV1Servers as Linux Licensee

Posted by simoniker on Monday March 1, 2004 @06:21AM from the importance-of-being-licensed dept.

jasonhamilton writes "EV1Servers.net has been identified as a Linux licensee, giving them the dubious title of being the first dedicated hosting company to have a licence agreement with SCO. Rather than 'eliminating uncertainty from our clients' hosting infrastructure', as Robert Marsh (CEO of EV1Servers) claims, some users of EV1 appear to be somewhat upset."

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Their other accolade: by Trigun · 2004-03-01 06:22 · Score: 5, Funny

Being the most gullibile company ever incorporated.

You can pick up your award at /dev/null
1. Re:Their other accolade: by IWorkForMorons · 2004-03-01 06:30 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Wouldn't that require SCO to have money left over after this is done?
2. Re:Their other accolade: by Eraser_ · 2004-03-01 06:35 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Popular opinion, and some basic arithmetic, seems to indicate that when this is over, SCO proper is going to be flat broke, and Darl McBride, his team of lawyers, and other key people, are going to be living it up out of the country, from banks which don't keep names on file. A company in bankruptcy is easily dissolved. Contracts? I don't see any SCO Group.
  
  You can almost see the first wire transfer or briefcase of cash being flown to Switzerland. I would like my withdrawl in used unmarked bills, please. Could you also make out that cashiers check to Tin Foil Hats, Inc.
3. Re:Their other accolade: by budhaboy · 2004-03-01 06:39 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  You could always wait a few years and hawk the license on ebay...
  The law of supply and demand suggests that since they made very few of them, someone, somewhere may actually pay for copy.
4. Re:Their other accolade: by WankersRevenge · 2004-03-01 07:06 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  I keep hearing this ... how IBM is gonna distingrate them, but at the end of the day, I'm still reading about SCO success stories. When will this supposed execution take place? 'Cause right now, whenever I hear these statements, I keep thinking of the Iraqi Information Minister.
and the next headline is... by chrisopherpace · 2004-03-01 06:22 · Score: 5, Funny

Linux Users Identify EV1Servers as Dumbasses

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Not again... by NeoGeo64 · 2004-03-01 06:23 · Score: 5, Funny

More SCO news? I reckon they're getting desperate.
Re:Boycott EV1Servers by irokitt · 2004-03-01 06:24 · Score: 3, Funny

Better yet, let's Slashdot them!

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EV1 users upset... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-03-01 06:24 · Score: 5, Funny

...at the fact that they suddenly can no longer access the support forums to complain of this affront to legal decency.
You want me to Refresh? by Johnny_Law · 2004-03-01 06:25 · Score: 5, Funny

Warning: mysql_connect(): Too many connections in /var/www/html/admin/db_mysql.php on line 40 There seems to have been a slight problem with the database. Please try again by pressing the refresh button in your browser. You want me to what? Well if you insist...
slashdotted by Doug+Merritt · 2004-03-01 06:25 · Score: 5, Funny

Better yet, let's Slashdot them!
That happened well over twelve seconds ago, where have you been???

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Suggested mottos by ackthpt · 2004-03-01 06:25 · Score: 5, Funny

"EV1 Servers - Passing The Savings On To The Customer"
"SCO - Playing The Chump Card As Long As We Can"

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There seems to have been a slight problem.... by Fishstick · 2004-03-01 06:27 · Score: 5, Funny

This is the funniest thing I've seen this week. A slashdotting described as "a slight problem with the database"

Warning: mysql_connect(): Too many connections in /var/www/html/admin/db_mysql.php on line 40 There seems to have been a slight problem with the database. Please try again by pressing the refresh button in your browser. An E-Mail has been dispatched to our Technical Staff, who you can also contact if the problem persists. We apologise for any inconvenience.

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1. Re:There seems to have been a slight problem.... by Shakrai · 2004-03-01 06:28 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  This is the funniest thing I've seen this week. A slashdotting described as "a slight problem with the database"
  Think they are really getting an e-mail with each failed attempt? Poor bastards.
  
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2. Re:There seems to have been a slight problem.... by orkysoft · 2004-03-01 06:30 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  It seems like the Technical Staff will have a slight problem with their inbox too ;-)
  
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3. Re:There seems to have been a slight problem.... by carrowood · 2004-03-01 06:32 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  You gotta especially love the part about refreshing... That always helps during a good ole slash-dotting ;-)
4. Re:There seems to have been a slight problem.... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-03-01 06:52 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Is daisy-chained slashdotting the new kind of slashdotting ??
  
  First we take the database server, then we take the mailserver... :)
5. Re:There seems to have been a slight problem.... by Stonent1 · 2004-03-01 06:56 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Please try again by pressing the refresh button in your browser.
  
  Slashdotting tip: Make sure to hold down CTRL while repeatedly clicking refresh so that it REALLY tries to refresh off their server (and in turn throws more gasoline on the fire)
6. Re:There seems to have been a slight problem.... by Maserati · 2004-03-01 07:34 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  I"m gonna watch their WebCams and look for smoke. Looks like Data Center 3 is off the air.
  
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7. Re:There seems to have been a slight problem.... by tanguyr · 2004-03-01 07:50 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  There seems to have been a slight problem with the database.
  
  Please try again by pressing the refresh button in your browser.
  
  i tried that but it didn't seem to help much...
  
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8. Re:There seems to have been a slight problem.... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-03-01 07:59 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  First we take the database server, then we take the mailserver... :) ...then we take the women?
9. Re:There seems to have been a slight problem.... by Cruciform · 2004-03-01 08:00 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Please try again by pressing the refresh button in your browser.
  
  Translation: Since we're already flat on our backs, why not give us a nice hard kick in the nuts to make sure we stay down :)
10. Re:There seems to have been a slight problem.... by nightterror · 2004-03-01 08:22 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  I really like the ad at the top of the webcam page. "Nothing beats our racks" *except a SLIGHT slashdot surge*
  
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11. Re:There seems to have been a slight problem.... by jmpresto_78 · 2004-03-01 08:22 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  "The little lights aren't twinkling Clark..."
  
  "I know Art... and thanks for noticing"
  (xmas vacation)
  Ha!
12. Re:There seems to have been a slight problem.... by tkg · 2004-03-01 08:50 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  ...then we take the women?
  
  Dream on geek boy.
They WERE the first... by Roached · 2004-03-01 06:29 · Score: 5, Funny

Warning: mysql_connect(): Too many connections in /var/www/html/admin/db_mysql.php on line 40

It appears they are no longer a dedicated hosting company...
We can't protect you... by Cheap+Imitation · 2004-03-01 06:29 · Score: 5, Funny

(mobster voice) You know, you sign an agreement with SCO, we can't protect you, you know? Things happen. Geeks get riled up. Servers get Slashdotted...
It'd be a shame to see that happen to a nice little company like yours... (/mobster voice)
Tongue-in-cheek, folks!
Re:My letter to them today (sent a few hours ago) by Takara · 2004-03-01 06:33 · Score: 3, Funny

It'll only take about 10 seconds to identify your message and send out a template reply. Instead, head over to ev1server's live support and waste their time too.
EV1 further announces a new acquisition by Anonymous Coward · 2004-03-01 06:33 · Score: 5, Funny

In an effort to provide our customers the highest levels of service and investors the highest returns on investment, EV1 proudly announces our acquisition of the Brooklyn Bridge. In an exclusive bidding, EV1 acquired the bridge for approximately 25 million dollars, well below the projected market rates. EV1 expects revenue from bridge tolls to fund further purchasing of SCO licenses and fund expansion of our world-class MSCE support staff.
liscense question by happyfrogcow · 2004-03-01 06:34 · Score: 3, Funny

So if SCO's GPL liscense has been revoked (atleast for nmap or whatever software package it was last week), and they sell their liscense to someone else, is that third party's GPL liscense also revoked since they are trying to apply a different liscense to GPL code?

IANA(i am not anything)
Focus change suggestion... by RyanFenton · 2004-03-01 06:45 · Score: 4, Funny

Just a suggestion to make the best of a bad situation: Alter the name slightly to "Ev1lServers" and market to supervillains. It's a tight market, but if you've got salespeople willing to check hollowed-out volcanos and old missile silos and the like, they've got mountains of under-utilised capitol. Just make sure you get as much money as you can up-front - they're prone to dissolve without warning despire their large resource base, or to kill your salespeople once the product is delivered. But with names like SCO and Ev1lServers, it's hard to go wrong!

[The above is not intended as real advice - I feel compelled to mention this because their company actually did get an SCO license]

Ryan Fenton
To: management@ev1servers.net by Dark+Lord+Seth · 2004-03-01 06:50 · Score: 5, Funny

Subject: Business opportunity.

Dear friends,

I am Seth. Just Seth. From god, to Kane, to Seth. I'm his right hand and I've got a business opportunity for you. You see, back in 1972, I have patented RAM memory. Allot of people realized how great my idea was and promptly started ripping me off. I assure you however that I am the logal patent holder for RAM memory but I'm not going to show anyone. From this day forth i would like to use this to claim some minor royalties. I would like $ 499,98 per megabyte of SDRAM, $ 799,98 per megabyte of DDR SDRAM and $ 10 per kilobyte of EEPROM. I will accept these royalties in unmarked 1000 ( one thousand ) dollar bills, left in non-descript paper bags behind the dumpter, next Wednesday.

Thank you, for your time and for respecting my patent.

PS,
I will be in touch in a few days regarding my patents for boolean values, macros, flash memory, DVDs and 19" rackmount cases. I assure you that I am the sole parent holder of all these items but I won't show anyone. Again, thank you for your time.

Sincerily,
Seth

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Re:This customer: Taking it in stride by RobertB-DC · 2004-03-01 06:57 · Score: 5, Funny

I don't know you and you don't know me, and there is a slim chance in hell that I'll be able to find out where you live. But I might, you know. So, based on your policy of paying off bullies, please send me $1000, and maybe I will not find you and take a dump on your front lawn. But then again, maybe I will... Pleas send the money soon...

Well, the carrot has to be proportional to the stick. In our case, I don't think we'd be able to distinguish your "presents" from those left by the five horses, five dogs plus strays, four cats plus suitors, and the occasional duck.

Though I might pay $1.00 to see you come and try it... those five dogs can get rather testy at times, especially the big one.

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Great Advertising! by Maple+Syrup · 2004-03-01 07:01 · Score: 5, Funny

I know that I really really REALLY want to have my hosting company be one that fails under a slashdotting ...

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1. Re:Great Advertising! by Pharmboy · 2004-03-01 07:31 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  You are correct. They have lots of pipe, and lots of servers. Their DB may be /.ed but you can't really slashdot their whole system, no matter how hard we tried.
  
  But as a CUSTOMER of EV1, I am pissed that my box is now a "legally licensed SCO product". How can I possibly live this down???
  
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2. Re:Great Advertising! by BuckaBooBob · 2004-03-01 07:59 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I hope they lose a substancial amount of business over this.. and know why.. I can see it now...."Yeah accounting.. You know that check we issued for SCO... Put a Stop Payment on it :)"... Then Shortly after there after "And in our recent news.. Since we Put a stop payment order on our check to sco.. Not only did we regain all of our customers we lost.. but we also showed a 50% increase in business... Guess People really like to see SCO getting yanked around" :)
  
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3. Re:Great Advertising! by Tony-A · 2004-03-01 08:18 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  But as a CUSTOMER of EV1, I am pissed that my box is now a "legally licensed SCO product". How can I possibly live this down???
  
  It's worse. If the German logic holds, you now can be sued by SCO because you now have a legally licensed SCO product.
Re:Arggh... by j-turkey · 2004-03-01 07:08 · Score: 4, Funny

So you're saying that if I claimed to own the Brooklyn Bridge and tried to collect tolls from the public for using it, that would be legal?

Legal or not, I can see EV1 eating that up:

To whom it may concern:

I am writing concerning the announcement of your ownership and subsequent tolls on the Brooklyn Bridge. We here at EV1 take property claims seriously and would like to make your collection from us as easy as possible. Are there any back-tolls that we can pay you for over past years? Any penalties, fees, interest, etc?

Also, please let me know if you know anyone who is selling any prime beachfront property in Arizona.

Regards,
Robert Marsh (CEO of EV1Servers)

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-Turkey
EV1specializes in porno hosting by Animats · 2004-03-01 07:27 · Score: 4, Funny
- EV1 Servers provides low-cost dedicated servers for adult Webmasters
  ... "Adult customers represent a significant proportion of EV1Servers' user base," he says. "I can't give you exact stats, because we don't review and rate content hosted on our network. But I can tell you that adult users are highly valued members of our community." -- Robert Marsh, EV1 CEO.
Ref: Host4Porn.com
EV1 even links to that article.
Re:Boycott EV1Servers by CondorDes · 2004-03-01 07:32 · Score: 3, Funny

iptables -I INPUT -s 207.218.192.0/18 -j REJECT --reject-with icmp-host-prohibited

'Nuff said.

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Re:Irritating Hyperbole by Valdrax · 2004-03-01 07:37 · Score: 4, Funny

Still, we need a word for this... "Fearist?" hmm, too pansey...

Bully? Extortionist? Liar? Sower of FUD? Marketing executive
We already have plenty of words for this kind of scum.

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Boycott? That's easy! by lullabud · 2004-03-01 07:47 · Score: 4, Funny

Boycott EV1? That shouldn't be hard. Until a few minutes ago I had no idea who they were.