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SCO Playing Name Games

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the they're-so-good-at-it dept.

Ghost in the Shell Game writes "We've long known that SCO has had a twisted view of UNIX history, sometimes pretending to be oldSCO when it suits them, and a separate business entity when it does not. However, according to this piece on Groklaw, they're now registering the UNIX System Laboratories trademark in what looks like an attempt to confuse history further. If you're wondering how they can do this, the USL trademark was abandoned in 1993, when USL was bought out by Novell. Hopefully, no one will be fooled by this name game, any more than we were when the spyware maker Gator changed their name to Claria."

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  1. The Name Game by ch-chuck · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    you mean Darl's sitting in his office with a stack of legal docs marked "Urgent!" and "Final Notice!" laughing, and going:

    Shirley!
    Shirley, Shirley bo Birley Bonana fanna fo Firley Fee fy mo Mirley,
    Shirley!

    Lincoln!
    Lincoln, Lincoln bo Bincoln Bonana fanna fo Fincoln Fee fy mo Mincoln,
    Lincoln!

    Arnold!
    Arnold, Arnold bo Barnold Bonana fanna fo Farnold Fee fy mo Marnold
    Arnold!

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