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An anonymous reader writes "Blake Stowell, SCO's director of communications, acknowledged that the leaked memo is real." However, Stowell went on to say that the memo was misunderstood, and that Microsoft has not been funding SCO, as was previously alleged.
In addition, Computer Associates is now vehemently denying they ever licensed Linux from SCO. AlabamaMike writes "Being employed by Computer Associates myself, I had to admit I was terribly dismayed by the news that the company I work for had licensed SCO's dubious Linux IP. I sent some mail around to those I thought would have some info about what was going on with this very odd move, and the response that came back truly should be posted for the /. community. Basically this is a very creative spin on a settlement CA did with Canopy Group regarding a breach of contract settlement totally unrelated to Linux. Associated with that settlement was a set of UnixWare licenses to which SCO has taken the liberty of attaching these 'Linux IP' licenses."
Well, if SCO says Microsoft isn't funding them, we should undoubtely put that truth in proper context with all the other truths SCO has been claiming.
30 posts so far, not one from anyone saying "I was wrong about the comments I made about Microsoft in the previous thread".
And I'm not expecting any.
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and their $86M payment to SCO is just to cover the $699/each licensing fee.
SCO: (sKO) verb
"Can there be a Klein bottle that is an efficient and effective beer pitcher?"
I mean, SCO is such a beacon of truth, why not just take them at their word?
Or better yet, why don't we ask M$ directly if they gave up the dough?
"I am sure Darl's teachers won't be pleased"
I need some clarification. By Darl's teachers, did you mean Stalin, or Lenin?
SCO could sponsor the duel and put it on pay-per-view. They could rent a boat and do it out at sea since, as I've learned from The Simpsons, "Anything is legal in international waters."
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of the iraqi minister of communications while reading this?
*que some sco guy getting a check from bill gates and a pat on the back*
"No! that isnt what you think it is! microsoft isnt giving us $86 million dollars and encouragement to take out IBM and linux.. so it isnt! no! we are the true owners of linux! linus is running a huge corporation that is taking over 95% of the desktop mark...er... what?"
These events happened yesterday, and this is the stock market we are talking about. It was more than 15 min ago, and the traders saw a shiny thing between now and then, it will have no bearing on today's trading.
-Charlie
As much as I hate to say this again, the justice system isn't going to do a thing against MS as long as they don't commit massive frauds or something similiar.
What is not massive about this fraud?
When all you have is a hammer, every problem starts to look like a thumb.
And SCO being the stalking horse for M$, suing Daimler-Chrysler, is good for General Moteors. QED.
My other machine is a lever.
Reminds me of the classic SNL skit:
President Carter, while visiting a nuclear power plant, attempts to avert a core meltdown and is transformed into a 12-foot tall glowing mutant.
Reporter: "Is it true that the president is now over 15 feet tall, and a glowing mutant?"
Press Secretary: "No! Of course not! That's ridiculous! Where do you guys come up with this stuff?"
Reporter: "Is the president over ten feet tall?"
Press Secretary: "No comment."
Liberal (adj.): Free from bigotry; open to progress; tolerant of others.
Sounds like they didn't even want their customers to know they were their customers.
It is rumoured that Larry Ellison had a dream on monday night in which Darl McBride, dressed in a blue sequen tuxedo, was trying to put a pen in his hand. Ellison thought it was a weird dream until the following day when his assistant let him know the maid turned in what she thought to be important papers found under the bed. Turns out they were SCO Linux license contracts.
In an interview, Ellison's assistant commented on his reacation. "He had an odd look on his face. On the one had relieved that he was not having dreams of McBride holding his hand. On the other completely disgusted. 'It's bad enough he's attacking the linux community, does he have to mock the cruise line magicians as well by dressing like them?' he said", reported his assistant.
In a related story, the headquaters of the compay that runs Ellison's personal security exploded today. There were reports of a Mig fighter plane in the area.
P.S. Only a small fraction of the stuff I make up is really true.
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Blake Stowell, knowing that we will never beleive a word he says, claims the memo is real to convince us that it was faked!
"Freedom means freedom for everybody" -- Dick Cheney
Since Pintos started torching their occupants.
And if anybody deserves to have their shorts squeezed, it's SCO...
Blake Stowell, SCO Information Minister -- even his initials are BS!
"Freedom means freedom for everybody" -- Dick Cheney