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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. More bizzare every day... by SenseiLeNoir · · Score: -1, Troll

    ... tin foil hat...

    coudl this be simply a "sting" operation by tehDOJ to get MS to slip up? After all Bois is their stooge

    hmmm

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  2. Who Cares? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Just report back to us either when:
    a) SCO gets a court order banning Linux or
    b) SCO gets bankrupted by IBM
    I really don't care about anything else

  3. after all... by the_real_rs · · Score: -1, Troll

    can we believe sco? lies lies and more lies.

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  4. MODS ON DRUGS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    "DIE BART" "M$ Funding Memo" See a pattern there? Stupid mods... but this is slashdot anyway...

  5. moron the disempowerment of unpecedented evile by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    just follow the phonIE fauxking payper liesense softwar gangster stock markup FraUD execrable monIE trail. lookout bullow.

    consult with/trust in yOUR creators... get ready to lightenbrighten up some more.

  6. Re:hypocriSCOy by txsable · · Score: 0, Troll

    *Ring* *Ring*

    Hello, Darl?

    This is your proctologist...

    We found your head.

    *click*

  7. Re:More interested in what MS has to say by malsdavis · · Score: 0, Troll
    "To the government MS is simply a healthy company bringing in a boatload of cash"

    Not to mention contributing a healthy boatload to George Bush's campaign funds.

    I've always thought it odd how Microsoft were on the verge of being broken up 4 years ago, then they gave money to the soon-to-be president's electoral campaign. He then won and soon after it was decided rather than be broken up Microsoft actually only needed a slap on the wrist.

  8. Re:Ashcroft in hostpital by LMCBoy · · Score: 0, Troll

    If surgery is required, perhaps they can bleed out his boated evil gland while they're in there...

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  9. Re:More interested in what MS has to say by Z4rd0Z · · Score: 0, Troll
    There's been a lot of speculation that MS would go towards their own Linux distro, and that both Windows and Belgian Blue (Longhorn) are dead in the water. To enter a new market, Bill would want a monopoly.

    Speculation where? In your head? MS is not going to push Linux anytime soon. Your statement about Windows and Longhorn sounds a lot like what people said about XP four years ago. Besides, MS couldn't get away with buying out SCO.

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  10. Re:More interested in what MS has to say by SpaceLifeForm · · Score: 0, Troll

    Yep, heard of him. He's gonna get Bush re-elected. No need to fix the vote.

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