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SCO Seeks Licenses Down Under

WildCode writes "SCO is now targeting Aussies in its continuing Linux licence saga. According to the story, one Aussie organization has already signed up for the licence. The ACCC has no comment at this time but this certainly puts a twist on things as the ACCC were waiting for the results of the lawsuits in the U.S. before making any judgement. Personally I think its time for the ACCC to say to SCO 'wait for the U.S outcomes before taking action here.'" An anonymous reader points to another story at internetnews.com.

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  1. Personally, I think... by ObviousGuy · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think that we should all boycott Linux until SCO either loses the case or gives up trying to get licensees. Hit them where it hurts - their pocketbooks.

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    1. Re:Personally, I think... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Go ahead... Slashdot runs on linux. So you stop posting here till the verdict.

    2. Re:Personally, I think... by yobbo · · Score: 4, Funny

      Well, the typical Aussie response would be:

      "Tell 'em to get stuffed"

    3. Re:Personally, I think... by spellraiser · · Score: 5, Funny

      No worries, mate

      The soon-to-be-released MyDundee worm will take care of 'em SCO bastards in a hurry.

      MyDoom is not a worm, THIS is a worm!

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    4. Re:Personally, I think... by An+Audience+of+One · · Score: 2, Funny
      MyDoom is not a worm, THIS is a worm!

      No its not - its a spoon

  2. Ultimate Goal by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm just waiting for SCO to start sueing themselves.

    1. Re:Ultimate Goal by Deraj+DeZine · · Score: 4, Funny

      More realistically, I think they may start suing their programmers on Fridays before a weekend. Everyone knows that as soon as coders have seen a few lines of SCO source code, all their subsequent thoughts (and possibly emotions) are the intellectual property of The SCO Group, Inc. I think this interview with Darl McBride sums their tactics up well:

      Interviewer: So have you told your programmers that they're going to get sued when they attempt to leave their cubicles?

      Darl: [Laughing] No, no. We find it's always best to sue our own workers on a Friday; studies have statistically shown that there's less chance of an incident if you backstab before a weekend.

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  3. Do you come from the land down under? by macshune · · Score: 5, Funny

    Where women glow and SCO plunders?

    1. Re:Do you come from the land down under? by Celsius10 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Men at work.

      Something SCO doesn't know about.

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  4. SCO seeks what? by BWJones · · Score: 3, Funny

    SCO seeks licenses down under

    Should not this read......"SCO seeks victims down under?"

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  5. Re:How much by ruprechtjones · · Score: 2, Funny

    SCO's stock closed at 7.77 today. If it stays below 8 for a while (I think 60 days, not sure), they lose a shit-load of funding. C'mon, let's keep that stock below 8...

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  6. No surprises here by thefixer · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's no surpise that SCO is targetting Aussies. Just have a look at their stock.

    http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=scox

    It's going down under!

  7. READ for THE FINAL sco OUTCOME by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny


    I think it will happen like the movie Contact. The first "machine" blew to shit and then Hadley phones from space and tells Ellie there is another machine. (Why buy one when you can have two for twice the cost?)

    I think Linus will disappear for about 8 months, and then one day he will email us all from space, with a replacement operating system for us to use:
    "Linux is gone, it is SCO's, we will now use the Mannix operating system."

    Did you know that Hadley, in the movie "Contact" was also Olivander from Harry Potter, and get this... he was Kane in Alien, the guy who had an alien jump out of his stomach.

  8. Re:How much by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    If the stock stays below 8 for a while (I think 60 days, not sure), they lose a shit-load of funding. C'mon, let's keep that stock below 8...

    damn right. BUY BUY BUY and then SELL SELL SELL for LOW LOW prices. It will spook the market and everyone else will start selling and won't buy again. Sure, you'll lose a lot of money but now is the time to ask yourself: "how much do I love linux?"

  9. Re:It's quite obvious why they are doing this by MrIrwin · · Score: 3, Funny

    Perhaps they should try in the EU? I'm sure Ballamer could give them some tips on how to deal with Mario Monti.

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  10. Four words for SCO... by fpga_guy · · Score: 3, Funny
    In the finest Australian tradition:

    How's "get fucked" sound?

    Yeah yeah contractions blah blah

  11. I said, "Do you speak-a my language?" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich
    And he said,

    "I come from a land down under
    Where beer does flow and men chunder
    Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
    You better run, you better pay your $699 licensing fee, you cocksmoking teabagger.

  12. Re:Who would have the day woud come by andreMA · · Score: 3, Funny
    I think you have it backwards. I've had the dubious privilege of running OpenServer; my theory is that it came from Hell, so it being pirated to Hell seems unlikely.

    Perhaps DarlCo is infringing Satans' IP? Probably not a smart move for someone who asserts devout faith. But Darl never was the sharpest crayon in the box...

  13. SCO meets Crocodile Dundee by Aexia · · Score: 4, Funny

    "You call *that* a lawsuit? Now *this*, *this* is a lawsuit!"

  14. Re:What problem? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's loser talk. Stay away from the bottle, man. It destroys people.

  15. Re:Wait for US? Why? by zsau · · Score: 2, Funny

    Because, good sir, Australia is not the world. Australia is the fifty-first, -second, -third, -forth, -fifth and -sixth states. Haven't you noticed our collection of arse-licking Prime Ministers over the years?

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  16. Doh by NanoGator · · Score: 4, Funny

    "SCO Seeks Licenses Down Under"

    Sorry Darl, when I told you where you could stick the license, I meant that figuratively.

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  17. Re:I am by Forge · · Score: 3, Funny

    As a person with serious Dyslexia issues, a particular spelling being used in the article title on slashdot doesn't in any way indicate that it's a correct spelling.

    I.e. You can do just as well by guessing.

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