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Groklaw Debunks SCO's ELF Heist

Posted by michael on from the smell-of-fear dept.

Xenographic writes "Following SCO's earlier claims that ELF really belonged to them, in this Groklaw article, we find enough proof to show that SCO does not and never could have owned ELF or any part of it. Moreover, it shows that their real motive in this is to desperately raise new issues to stave off IBM's motion for summary judgement on IBM's 10th counterclaim. For those who don't remember, that's the one where IBM asked for certification that their Linux activities did not violate any of SCO's copyrights, and SCO replied (with forked tongue) that the case against IBM wasn't about copyrights... Let the "Santa Claus Organization" jokes commence."

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  1. Chewbacka plantiff? by afidel · · Score: 5, Funny

    I mean we have the Chewbacka defense, is SCO modeling a new plantiff strategy, the Chewbacka complaint?

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    1. Re:Chewbacka plantiff? by chefbb · · Score: 4, Funny
      Go spank thyself!!!

      Another Holy Grail of Slashdot. :)

  2. Where's the Progress? by l4m3z0r · · Score: 4, Funny

    We probably don't need to be reading what Groklaw says about it anymore now that we got the Daimler-Chrysler crap thrown out. Slashdot readers will be seeing more of that like soon enough, what with them most likely being thrown out of court rooms for the rest of summer and on into fall. Let's get on to the real reports like "SCO claims against IBM thrown out of court", "Judge rejects SCO vs Redhat arguments", and my favorite "Darl McBride beaten with gavel". Enough opinions, let's get on with watching them be summarily humiliated by old dudes in black robes.

  3. Re:This whole SCO thing goes to show.... by labratuk · · Score: 4, Funny

    I increasingly get the feeling that SCO are just slowly going through make menuconfig item by item and trying to claim ownership to each bit. You just wait until they reach 'Device Drivers'.

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  4. Re:This whole SCO thing goes to show.... by MrNemesis · · Score: 5, Funny

    make menuconfig?!

    Holy shit! We've been using make config up until now, and it was taking us ages to figure out what all those scrappy little options were! This is gonna make my lawsuits SO much easier! Thank you!

    Yours, Darl

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