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SCO Aims For The Feds

Posted by Hemos on from the the-battle-continues dept.

MoFoQ writes "News.com reports that SCO is now targetting the Feds and their supercomputers (the Beowulf clusters, etc.). Looks like they bit off more than they can chew, even before winning a single case "

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  1. 1950s McCarthy Targets by Mr+Very+Angry · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    So now SCO attacks the US government?

    I find this reminiscent of the activities of McCarthy in the post WW2 period.

    The McCarthy investigation and activities were very successful in trying to root out left-wing people from jobs, on the basis that they were a threat to National Security. The world and its people were very weak after the second world war, so all sorts of nutty ideas could get talked about. As the USSR and the USA were involved in a turf war, it was alleged that anyone who supported the US communist party, was in fact undermining the security of the USA. I suppose the modern day equivalent would be any American who supported a pro-Iranian or Pro-Beijing party today, being accused of threatening US security.

    Some particularly famous examples were show trials involving Hollywood stars.

    Anyway, the whole investigation went on quite successfully until one day the "McCarthy-ites" decided to accuse the US armed forces of containing subversive activities. This was one step too far, and the investigations were halted, and became discredited in the eyes of many.

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  2. Slightly OT but... by Chordonblue · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "His remarks sound like he's trying to appeal to our current neo-con regiem's inability to comprehend issues that affect anyone except fellow members of Skull & Bones fraternity."

    Oh... You mean like John Kerry?

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  3. "Skull & Bones fraternity" by bonch · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    His remarks sound like he's trying to appeal to our current neo-con regiem's inability to comprehend issues that affect anyone except fellow members of Skull & Bones fraternity.

    Sucks that both major contendors for the Presidency this November are members of the Skull & Bones. One "neo-con regiem" to another.