SCO's claims Against Daimler-Chrysler Thrown Out

Zak3056 writes "According to eyewittness reports published on Groklaw, SCO has been all but thrown out of court in their suit against Daimler-Chrysler. In a hearing that lasted 18 minutes with the judge ruling from the bench, all of SCO's claims, save that DCC failed to file their required certification with 30 days, were dismissed."

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One word: micro$oft

[KRzBZ]

Heed these words: though this is "the beginning of the end" of the anti-Linux-FUD-by-litigation campaign, it is only the prelude to the Patent Wars. Oh, and BTW - Darl, your Masters in Redmond are not happy with you. Better get busy on that pro-SCO spin press release...

Re:And there was Much Rejoycing

[Phragmen-Lindelof]

"Hemi" is an old type of engine and it is an ad campaign. It sounds to me like you bought into the hype on tv.

From the first link:
"It was once called the "finest engine of its kind in the world," the Hemi Magnum engine once ruled the track and the streets. If your muscle car had the Hemi under the hood, very few other vehicles could beat you off the line. They had that much power. But when the oil crisis of the 1970s hit, the Hemi lost its luster. Sure, it was still fast, but it wasn't as fuel efficient as other engines, especially the ones produced by Japanese auto makers. So Chrysler shelved the demon and moved on to more civilized ideas like minivans."

From here:
"If HEMI engines have all these advantages, why aren't all engines using hemispherical heads? It's because there are even better configurations available today.
"One thing that a hemispherical head will never have is four valves per cylinder. The valve angles would be so crazy that the head would be nearly impossible to design. Having only two valves per cylinder is not an issue in drag racing or NASCAR because racing engines are limited to two valves per cylinder in these categories. But on the street, four slightly smaller valves let an engine breathe easier than two large valves. Modern engines use a pentroof design to accommodate four valves.
"Another reason most high-performance engines no longer use a HEMI design is the desire to create a smaller combustion chamber. Small chambers further reduce the heat lost during combustion, and also shorten the distance the flame front must travel during combustion. The compact pentroof design is helpful here, as well."

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