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Judge Calls SCO On Lack of Evidence

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the like-it-is-judge-like-it-is dept.

Rob writes to mention a CBR article on Judge Wells' assessment that SCO just hasn't made its case against IBM in the well-known and long-lasting legal battle. The magistrate called the lack of evidence inexcusable. She further likened their claims to a shoplifter being handed a catalog for a store after being stopped, and being told 'what you took is in there somewhere, figure it out.' From the article: "In the view of the court it is almost like SCO sought to hide its case until the ninth inning in hopes of gaining an unfair advantage despite being repeatedly told to put 'all the evidence... on the table' ... given SCO's own public statements... it would appear that SCO had more than enough evidence to comply with the court's orders." Groklaw has coverage of the decision, and the complete text from the judge. Update: 06/30 15:14 GMT by Z : This story bears more than a passing resemblance to this one from Wednesday. Sorry about that.

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  1. SCO's mistake by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    SCO made a terrible mistake by taking on IBM over the Monterey issue. They should have pursued the Linux kernel developers - THAT is where code was being stolen wholesale. Code, that by any interpretation of Novell / SCO deal (BS fanboy sites like groklaw aside), was owned by SCO. I have seen the code that SCO is referring to - same comments, same code, same EVERYTHING. Header files copied in their entirety.

    They blew it with the IBM case. Had they played their cards right, TiVo owners, Linux router owners, Linux desktop users - EVERYONE would be paying licensing fees to SCO.

  2. mod do3n by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    BSD fanatics? I've every $day...Like

  3. Re:It's like dealing with women.. by tommyatomic · · Score: 0, Troll

    That was an uncanny impression of my GF. Oh God I hope she not reading this. I could be in the doghouse another six months without knowing what I did or didnt do wrong. That happened too. I got in trouble for not doing anything wrong.

  4. Re:I tossed this out long ago by alfs+boner · · Score: -1, Troll
    Really? Because I wind up with a slashdot thread whenever I wipe myself with blank paper.

    No, seriously, you guys are fucking idiots. All of you. You were losers in high school; you are losers in adulthood.

    None of you are even fit to smell my bodily waste.

    --
    Listen p*ssy. I'm sure your the same homo that posted earlier about alf's boner and you just want to remain anonymous fo