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NRF Calls SCO's Claims 'Meritless'
Xenographic writes "The National Retail Federation has just put out a press release in which their CIO concludes that SCO's IP claims are "meritless," and that Novell is the last company which can show a clear title to the code in question. That SCO's claims are meritless is hardly news to anyone who has been following this, but what is interesting is that the NRF was prompted to release this because of legal threats to their membership, specifically SCO's threats to sue "major retailers." So the businesses being menaced by SCO are banding together, making it that much less likely that SCO will be able to generate easy money from mere threats of litigation. SCO's stock, meanwhile, appears to have taken a small dive from this news. Also, you can find further details and analysis on Groklaw."
Wouldn't it be funny if when it's found that Novell indeed unquestionably owns the rights to the code, they turn around and pull a SCO on us?
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It's still nice to see a large non-tech organization come out and say, "Hey, this is crap."
Now if the courts will do it and slap them with a $699 fine for every false claim they've ever made, I'll die a happy puppy.
ad logicam Claiming a proposition is false because it was presented as the conclusion of a fallacious argument.
"I'm just here to regulate funkiness."
Here's a snippet:
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Thinks they're worth a penny a share
(look at the bottom of the 'bid orders' section)
Jan 04 17.96/share
Today 6.92/share
They are approaching life support levels.
Don't say it's so!
If SCO doesn't have any more real claims in court, how will we as a society get by?
The last time a major company fell apart, we had to hire Sally Struthers to start up "CEO charity foundations".
We can't have these people walking the streets. Keeping them in upper management positions is the only way to protect the rest of us from serious harm. At least in the boardroom, secluded from the rest of society, they can do the least damage.
52 Weeks, 52 Religions with John Hummel
SCOX is a good name for thier stock. It sounds like the noise one makes if you try to swallow their story.
SCO is really scrambling now
Personally I never believe any company is dying until Netcraft confirms it.
Don't be so sure. I now personally that Darl has all five of them up his... ...WAIT a minute!!!
...and they said to get back to the store. There's some stocking to be done.
In other news... The NRF noticed the sun rose today and expects this trend to continue tommorow.
You think this is a serious reaction to SCO? Feh...forget the NRF's stance on it...I'm waiting for the NRA'S response!
(emphasis added to enhance tonality)
Go figure!
Help fight continental drift.
Just this morning I was thinking it was time I looked into shorting SCO stock. I missed out.
Doesn't it make you feel good to know that our freedoms are protected by politicans, lawyers and journalists.
It isn't over until Lorra Diddlings sings.
Perhaps you mean Laura Didio?
Those who would give up liberty in exchange for security and DRM should switch to Microsoft Palladium!
Perhaps you mean Laura Didio?
:-)
Maybe I did. Maybe I didn't.
I'll see your senator, and I'll raise you two judges.
Ducks flying East? Is it shooting season yet?
It'll all be over when Darl is reduced to trading blow jobs for cigarettes in a minimum-security prison.
For productivity, SCO needs a good lie management software package.
Maybe Microsoft could write them one?
You know what they say about telling lies leads to the need to tell bigger lies. Sheesh, didn't Darl learn that as a kid?
Those who would give up liberty in exchange for security and DRM should switch to Microsoft Palladium!
It might not look like much, but it was infringed thousands of times:(this is as far into each line of code that the SCO lawyers bothered to look -- because if the first eight or nine characters match, that's enough to be infringing, right?)
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It's good to see the retailers to tell SCO to put it where the sun don't shine.
On affordable hardware?
"meritless". In a later announcement, they announced that today is Wednesday.
First Falcon-1 to orbit, then Falcon-9. Then I can die a happy man.
he should at least be made Ambassador to Iraq.
I think I speak for most everyone here when I say that Darl should be made Ambassador to Bubba. A two or four year appointment will not be enough of a reward, either. A Lifetime appointment sounds just about right to me.
Let's not forget his partners, either. Sontag et al having been his advisors, they can just continue to advise him...
SB
It's old. The more humans I meet, the more I like my cats. At least they are honest.