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Judge Rules That IBM Did Not Destroy Evidence
UnknowingFool writes "From the latest in the SCO saga, Judge Wells ruled today that IBM did not destroy evidence as SCO claims. During discovery, SCO claims it found an IBM executive memo that ordered its programmers to delete source code, and so it filed a motion to prevent IBM from destroying more evidence. The actuality of the memo was less nefarious. An IBM executive wanted to ensure that the Linux developers were sandboxed from AIX/Dynix. So he ordered them to remove local copies of any AIX code from their workstations so that there would not be a hint of taint. The source code still existed in CVMC and was not touched. Since the source code was still in CMVC, Judge Wells ruled IBM did not destroy it. Incredulously, SCO's Mark James requested that IBM tell SCO how to obtain the information. IBM's Todd Shaughnessy responded that all during discovery (when IBM gave SCO a server with their CMVC database) SCO never once said that they were unable to find that information from CMVC. Judge Wells asked IBM to help SCO out in any way he could."
Pwned!
Could anything happen at this point that even might help SCO? I really hope we get to move to the summary executions^Hjudgment phase here pretty soon...
But this is slashdot. A slashdoter who didn't build his own computer is like a Jedi who didn't build his own lightsaber!
... Which way did they come in?
"Please describe the scientific nature of the 'whammy'" - Agent Scully
This will end when SCO freezes over.
Under the influence of Post-Cyberpunk Gonzo Journalism
Well, if the most dire estimates of global warming are cozy understatments, and we seriously ramp up industrial production, then earth may become uninhabital for humans in a hundred years. Which wouldn't get rid of the lawyers, of course, and maybe not even the people paying them. We won't be around to see it though, which is close enough. I leave my car running in the parking lot, just to do my part.
Nuclear war is also promising. I think Iran and North Korea are as desperate to seeing this case end as we are.
Barring that, the Sun will turn into a red giant in about 5 billion years, and that will certainly end things.
Or SCO could run out of stalling tactics, but seriously, that seems far-fetched.
The enemies of Democracy are
SCO didn't fabricate evidence. If they did, they'd have some...
So I can download Linux legally.
Take the cheese to sickbay, the doctor should see it as soon as possible - B'Elanna Torres, "Learning Curve"
Anyone care to guess when this will FINALLY be over?
Where will the party be held?
Wait... did I just post in this thread? Shit! Sorry, buddy!
Freshman SCO: Uh, Professor, could I have an extension? I tried to download the assignment, but it said the file wasn't there for some weird reason.
Professor Wells: *sigh* Okay, fine. One extension, but don't make a habit of this.
Freshman SCO: Sure, sure. Thanks a lot. Oh, by the way, what server is the assignment on?
"Judge Wells asked IBM to help SCO out in any way he could."
Maybe this is why I'll never go to law school, but I'd probably respond to that at that point by placing a loaded gun on the table and tell them "Kill yourself. Now."
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Open Source Sysadmin
Your missing the fact that Exxon is not short on money...
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representing SCO calls into question whether they are acting rationally
Considering that they have collected a 30 million dollar paycheck for doing it, I would dare say that dancing around naked to the song Don't Worry Be Happy while wearing a jello toupee would qualify as "acting rationally".
I would assume that the contract between SCO and their lawyers pretty much requires them to continue the case at least far enough to get a ruling. A legal obligation to finish it, lest that paycheck be forfit. My guess is that once they get a ruling, they won't fight on with an appeal without pay. Of course it's quite possibile that someone might arranging to fund an appeal just to drag this mess out.
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- - You can't take something off the Internet! That's like trying to take pee out of a swimming pool.
Dear Sir,
I am sorry to inform you that the debt owed to you, a total of
0,02$,
cannot be payed.
This is due to some unforseen circumstances beyond our control: it turned out that other claims have been judged higher priority*.
Kind regards,
trustee SCO.
* I am sure you can understand that we had to pay the gentlemen also known as 'Darl' first.
"Any Lawyers in the house have any idea when this case will wrap up?"
I suspect you'll get the obvious answer from the lawyers: when the money runs out.
E pluribus unum