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SCO Caught Copying

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the almost-as-funny dept.

linuxwrangler writes "While accusing everyone else of copying "their" code, SCO has meanwhile been caught copying documentation. In fact they copied several chapters of the Book of Webmin directly into their online documentation. While the book is available online, it is not licensed for redistribution. Details are sparse but it appears that SCO had to pay the publisher for using the material."

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  1. Just like a politician by Pharmboy · · Score: 5, Interesting

    its not that uncommon for a slimeball to go around and accuse others of doing what they themselves are doing. Thats the first sign of a cheating husband, he starts accusing his wife of running around.

    Are we really shocked that SCO was stealing someone elses IP?

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  2. Thorough SCO SEC complaint. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Quite interesting.

  3. Short on cash for shorting :( by Jtheletter · · Score: 5, Interesting
    With each passing day and new SCO article I bemoan a total lack of cash to short the hell out of SCOX. Shit, if I'd started in January I'd be buying a new car this spring.

    As to this infringement, I demand RIAA-style copyright sentencing. For each possible infringement SCO should have to pay the maximum fine, multiplied by the total possible number of people who had access to the material. Given that it's posted online on a public site, and not in a limited user base network (ala p2p) this means the entire world population had access and SCO should be fined roughly the total value of all money produced in the world from 1972 to present.

    If our justice system is going to let all these companies warp the law as they do it seems only fair they should fall prey to their own tactics.

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  4. At least they ripped off GOOD documentation by Limburgher · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The book of Webmin is a great reference for a great tool. I've used both to take the initial fear of Linux out of newbie admins. Once I show them how frigging easy even SENDMAIL config is under webmin, they jump right in.

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  5. SCOX at $5.30 today and dropping by Animats · · Score: 5, Interesting
    SCO stock continues to drop. The chart for the last three months is almost linear, going from 14 to 5. The bump in April was apparently SCO's announced "stock buyback" program, which had little long-term effect.

    Two more points down, and SCOX will be back where it was before all the lawsuits, down around 3. That level looks likely within a month.

  6. marginally OT: New Groklaw article by Anonym0us+Cow+Herd · · Score: 4, Interesting

    FYI... There is a new article at groklaw describing a ruling in the Canopy vs. Novell case.

    For those who don't know, this is yet another case where Canopy (parent company of SCO) says that what is written in the contract isn't as important as the oral agreements they made, and that what the parties agreed to is the opposite of what the written contract says they agreed to.

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