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Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the i-like-big-rebuttals-and-i-can-not-lie dept.

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."

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  1. Ob. Simpsons Quote by SoTuA · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    tatooed on Sidekick Bob's chest:

    "Die Bart Die"

    Bob: It's german!

    Parole officers: If he knows german, he must be a nice guy. Parole conceded!".

    1. Re:Ob. Simpsons Quote by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      to which comes the obligitory response:

      Hitler knew German, was he a "nice guy?"

    2. Re:Ob. Simpsons Quote by spungo · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Well, he was a Lynn Anderson fan. "Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Fuhrer,... ein never promised you a rose garden..."

  2. This is... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    when the shit hits the fan....

  3. Help! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I just came home sick from school and I caught my dad sticking a carrot up his ass! What should I do?!

    1. Re:Help! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Go get a zucchini!

    2. Re:Help! by PartyBoy!911 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Put a rabid rabbit in his pants.

  4. Of Course by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hitler was a very nice guy. Just not nice to everybody. I'm sure most Slashdotters would have gotten along just fine with him.

  5. response that came back by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    That's not a response - it's a fucking blog. Where's the response?

  6. Re:MODS ON DRUGS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Who's finding nemo?

  7. Re:SCO's whole story is just TOO bizarre... by jfruhlinger · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    --- Join the Society Against Raping the Word "Definitely".

    How about a society against raping the word "rape"?

  8. Bill Gates and Steve Balmer should be put in jail by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Bill gates , Steve Balmer, Darl McBride are the biggest crook in our information age they should be put in jail and these companys should be broken up and sold . The capital of M$ should distibuted to all the open source developers.

  9. Ashcroft in hostpital by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    First SCO is being made fools of, now Ashcroft is hospitalized.. One day, software might just be free at last.

  10. Re:SCO in the vernacular.. SCO phrases TROLL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    be gone, lame troll!

  11. Re:Bill Gates and Steve Balmer should be put in ja by tinkertank · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Obviously they learned how to from the US Political system. If you can sue your way into Leadership, obviously the US "democracy" is a facade for dictatorship, and then you can sue your way into anything. Wanna rule a country? SUE! Want to own all of the software on the planet? SUE!

    --
    ___Abuse of power comes as no surprise___
  12. Eisner Effect by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The Disney shareholders spoke with a vengence recently. CEO's be warned, you CAN and WILL be replaced. It's not YOUR company. It's OUR company and we're not going to sit by idly while you profit from destroying our investment. M$ shareholders unite!! It's time to question just what the hell this company is doing on YOUR dime. Maybe it's time for American investors to start thinking seriously about OUTSOURCING MANAGEMENT. They're overpaid carpetbaggers!!!! What do you think?