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SCO Targets UK Firms

Posted by timothy on from the hey-why-not dept.

indierockboy writes "It seems that SCO is bringing its dodgy 'Linux licenses' over here to the UK. Vnunet.com reports that SCO's expansion of their 'Linux licensing programme' makes legal action against UK users 'imminent'. Does anyone know if the ongoing cases in the USA can be used as a defense? Since SCO has yet to prove anything..."

9 of 183 comments (clear)

  1. It wont work! by a5cii · · Score: 1, Funny

    UK Courts are quite fair really.

    Plus British people are less in fear of these sorts of things.

  2. Phone call log by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 5, Funny

    UK Company: Good morning blah blah, how may I help you?
    SCO: I was just looking on your website,
    thats a nice computer system you've got there.
    Wouldn't want anything to happen to it now would we?
    A thing so precious would need protection.
    We could offer that protection.
    Because protection is good to have.
    $699 per cpu per year to you.
    UK Company: Martha, its another crank caller [click] beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep

    --
    liqbase :: faster than paper
  3. All I want for Christmas... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...is to see this headline:
    SCO Files Chapter 11.

  4. Response letter to send if SCO tries to sue you by ravenspear · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dear Mr. Mcbride,

    It has come to my attention that you are attempting to use your phony IP claims as support for attempting legal action against our company. Unfortunately it has been revealed that your business model has some flaws which we can not overlook. At the present moment it seems that you are employing the following strategy in pursuing this threat against us:

    1. Claim to own Linux
    2. ???
    3. Profit!

    But, if I may point out sir, that particular strategy was shown to be ineffectual as a vehicle for revenue generation a while ago. Furthermore, and as Kyle pointed out, the particular Gnome who first came up with that strategy was not operating on all intellectual cylinders at the time. Consequently, I would advise you to reconsider the logic of continuing to pursue this plan of action in the future.

    Sincerely yours,
    Company X

    P.S. If you still want to sue us, feel free to try because our legal department is quite bored right now and they could use an easy win. It seems they have not seen anywhere near as much action as our US subsidiary recently.

    1. Re:Response letter to send if SCO tries to sue you by future+assassin · · Score: 3, Funny

      Heh I just sent them the above message and this is what I got back.

      Hello, this is the qconfirm mail-handling program. One or more messages
      from you are being held because your address was not recognized.

      To release your pending message(s) for delivery, please reply to this
      request. Your reply will not be read, so an empty message is fine.

      If you do not reply to this request, your message(s) will eventually be
      returned to you, and will never be delivered to the envelope recipient.

      This confirmation verifies that your message(s) are legitimate and not
      junk-mail.

      COUNTRY: Canada
      CONCERNING: Other

      MESSAGE:
      Dear Mr. Mcbride,

      It has come to my attention that you are attempting to use your phony IP claims
      as support for attempting legal action against our company. Unfortunately it has
      been revealed that your business model has some flaws which we can not overlook.
      At the present moment it seems that you are employing the following strategy in
      pursuing this threat against us:

      1. Claim to own Linux
      2. ???
      3. Profit!

      But, if I may point out sir, that particular strategy was shown to be
      ineffectual as a vehicle for revenue generation a while ago. Furthermore, and as
      Kyle pointed out, the particular Gnome who first came up with that strategy was
      not operating on all intellectual cylinders at the time. Consequently, I would
      advise you to reconsider the logic of continuing to pursue this plan of action
      in the future.

      Sincerely yours,
      Company X

      P.S. If you still want to sue us, feel free to try because our legal department
      is quite bored right now and they could use an easy win. It seems they have not
      seen anywhere near as much action as our US subsidiary recently.

      --
      by TheSpoom (715771) Uncaring Linux user here. I have nothing to add to this but please continue. *munches popcorn*
  5. Re:I don't know... by MeanSolutions · · Score: 2, Funny

    Because in UK people know sarcasm and cynicism and are suitable prepared to handle/deal with it appropriately. Also, an Englishman is able to very eloquently and nicely tell SCO what they can do with legal threats and where any related paperwork can be stored while leaving SCO in no doubt that the answer was a resounding 'NO'.

    Does that answer your question?

    --
    Swedish, but resident in the UK since 1996.
  6. Target them (SCO) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    SCO can be found at the following address.

    SCO
    Croxley Business Park, Hatters Lane
    Watford WD1 8YN

    Not that I'm suggesting linux users should put dog-shit in their air-conditioning (which, as I scoped the building a while ago, is publicly accessible without much trouble)

  7. Re:I for one welcome our new SCO overlords. by mordors9 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I for one urge our British cousins to keep SCO over there for the foreseeable future. No rush in sending them back to the US.

  8. Liscensing localization by LaminatorX · · Score: 2, Funny

    You know it's for the UK. They called it a "programme."