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SCO Sells First Linux Licenses in UK
Christopher writes "SCO has actually sold its first Linux licenses in the UK. These licenses permit the use of SCO's intellectual property that is apparently present in Linux distributions, and in binary form only. To my understanding SCO hasn't won yet and these licenses don't grant you any freedoms you didn't already have, but SCO's vice president Chris Sontag says that 20 to 30 organisations worldwide have purchased these licenses."
Ya they all happen to be Microsoft, Microsoft England, Microsoft Germany, Microsoft India, Microsoft Brazil, etc etc etc.
...that there is AT LEAST 20 to 30 morons around the world.
Congrats SCO for convincing a bunch of PHBs that they need to pay you for nothing.
It just goes to show that the English will queue up for anything.
In Soviet America the banks rob you!
I have this great bridge in Brooklyn I'd like to sell them.
Next you'll be sued for depreciating the value of someone's moon land!
In Soviet America the banks rob you!
Good morning inhabitors of planet earth, our scientists tell us that oxygen was licensed in our galaxy far far away a long long time ago. Please pay us one animal or spare bodypart, for us to experiment on, for each and every one of you who want to breathe.
Sincerely,
Sigma Celesti Omega Galaxy.
What's it like in 2005? Is the war in Iraq over yet?
..There is a sucker born every minute.
If that were true then humanity would be getting smarter. The birth rate is much higher now than it was during Barnum's time.
In Soviet America the banks rob you!
This is in fact an ex-license!
It is no more!
It has ceased to be!
(Or, maybe:)
Customer: Aah, how about Unix?
Wenslydale: Well, we don't get much call for it around here, sir.
Customer: Not much ca--It's the single most popular operating system in the world!
Wenslydale: Not 'round here, sir.
Customer: and what IS the most popular cheese 'round hyah?
Wenslydale: Linux, sir.
Customer: IS it.
Wenslydale: Oh, yes, it's staggeringly popular in this manor, squire.
Customer: Is it.
Wenslydale: It's our number one best seller, sir!
Customer: I see. Uuh...Linux, eh?
Wenslydale: Right, sir.
Customer: All right. Okay. 'Have you got any?' he asked, expecting the answer 'no'.
Wenslydale: I'll have a look, sir... nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnno.
*is run over by rotten tomatoes*
At least some people in UK believed that they had to send them money. :-)
Newsflash: Only 1 in 10 million complete idiots would buy a SCO license.
This whole "case" turned boring quite a while ago.
In Slashdot, cliche jokes are only for the elderly.
It's "In Soviet Korea, elderly racists comment you!".
That's what many Native American tribes believed about the prospect of selling land to the Europeans. "Sure, I'll sell you some land! Want a piece of the sky, too?"
My company recently outgrew our office in Orem, Utah, and we moved to one in Lindon. Right next to SCO's headquarters, in fact (we're not affiliated with SCO or the Canopy Group).
Anyhow, it's a very cold morning. Want to know how cold? Well, I just saw Darl McBride walk into his office, and he had his hands in his own pockets.
Finally it has been revealed... Heres a list of the licensees of all 20 licences sold by SCO.
Microsoft Redmond
Microsoft Cincinatti
Microsoft Atlanta
Microsoft Austin
Microsoft Memphis
Microsoft Phoenix
Microsoft Pittsburg
Microsoft UK
Microsoft Australia
Microsoft Latin America
Microsoft Russia
Microsoft Hong Kong
Microsoft Latvia
Microsoft Korea
Microsoft China
Microsoft Egypt
Microsoft South Africa
Microsoft Saudi Arabia
Microsoft Chile
Microsoft Canada
Truly SCO has a worldwide spreading...