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Hans Reiser to Sell Company

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the will-order-bits-for-cash dept.

DVega writes "Due to increasing legal costs, murder suspect Hans Reiser is seeking to sell his company. His lawyer William DuBois said he is running out of money to pay for his defense. DuBois added, 'This is a unique opportunity for someone to buy the company for pennies on the dollar. We welcome all vultures.' This is a good opportunity to own a filesystem and rename it after your own."

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  1. Re:Nice quote by 13bPower · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's even funnier because he has to sell the company to pay the lawyer.

  2. This is sad ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If he turns out to be innocent, it will be just that much sadder -- he will have lost his wife and be ruined. A justice system that is so where money often plays such a key role in influencing the outcome is a very disfunctional justice system.

    1. Re:This is sad ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

      actually, I thought the opposite. It's sad that someone may be able to buy his way out of a murder conviction and walk away a free man.

    2. Re:This is sad ... by tonyr1988 · · Score: 5, Insightful
      or is USA run by evil lawyers?
      You must be new here.
    3. Re:This is sad ... by jesboat · · Score: 5, Insightful

      It's not sad at all that he should be able to buy his way out of a murder conviction if he's innocent.

      It'll be sad if he buys his way out of the conviction when he's guilty, but we don't know that he's guilty yet.

      It's saddest for you to assume that he's guilty and if he'd need to buy his way out of a murder conviction if he's innocent.

    4. Re:This is sad ... by rastos1 · · Score: 5, Insightful

      The point is that "you can afford one" as long as you have any property. You have to spend it all, before you are entitled to ex-offo. When all is said and done, you are left with nothing. Even if you win.

    5. Re:This is sad ... by shadowmas · · Score: 5, Insightful

      True it's sad to see an guilty person walk free.

      But it's sadder to see a innocent person goto prison.

  3. Re:WinFS by zerocool^ · · Score: 5, Insightful


    Dude, welcome to linux. Windows has One File System(tm) because... it's easier. Linux has 129 filesystems because 129 different people think each one is the best at what it does.

    I love linux, but sometimes too much choice is a bad thing. If linux was a car, there'd be 18 steering wheels and no air conditioning, but you'd be able to change the radio stations from the hubcaps.

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    sig?