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SCO Vs. Groklaw
Conrad Mazian points us to an article in Forbes reporting that the SCO Group is trying to subpoena Pamela Jones of Groklaw. Except they can't find her. A few days ago PJ posted a note on Groklaw saying that she is taking some time away from the blog for health reasons; she didn't mention any SCO deposition. SCO's lawyers apparently believe that "Pamela Jones" does not exist and that Groklaw is penned by a team of IBM lawyers.
Remember that fictional movie critic Sony created awhile back? Maybe Pamela eloped with him? :-)
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That there are no real females on the internet. I think SCO may have something here.
Seems quite clear to me she's not associated with IBM... I guess SCO doesn't know about Wikipedia.
I, however, am a figment of my own imagination.
All is paradox. Retired lawyer, so this is just one more layman's opinion.
...was convincing SCO she didn't exist.
Seriously waiting for Darl McBride to drop his coffee mug and see the name of IBM's lead attorney printed on the bottom.
REM Old programmers don't die. They just GOSUB without RETURN.
IBM wrote that wiki page. And the book in question does not exist. Don't bother posting an amazon link. They're in on it too.
I envision the iced Coronas, discarded laptop, and legalese drawn lazily in the sand by a toe.
Enjoy your rest!
until ( $win ) { &cheat }
> And there's no rule that says you need to be honest on the Internet.
And it's a good thing too..otherwise we wouldn't have anyone left writing article summaries for Slashdot.
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"I mean, since the info is true, does it legally have any bearing if PJ is one of IBM's lawyers, a real person, or the Easter Bunny?"
There certainly are legal consequences if PJ is infact the Easter Bunny. Massive consueqences indeed!
For at the moment Easter Bunnies do not in fact have any legal rights in the USA or any other country. Many laws would need to be changed and the source of his/her easter eggs found and appropriately taxed!
And if I order the book, receive it, and read it, then what is your fallback position?
Lemme guess, someone ghost wrote the book for IBM.
And if I met her, shook her hand? Then I guess I dont##$*)#*)(#(*#(CARRIER LOST
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Ah, but who can confirm your existance? :-)
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IANAL, but I can vouch for the fact that she definitely exists.
Posting anonymously for obvious reasons.
But wait! It gets worse!
The Easter bunny isn't a US Citizen.... In fact the Easter bunny is probably stateless... This means that if an easter egg causes problems with a US Military Computer, then the Easter Bunny could end up accused of being an illegal combatant. Can you imagine what that would do to the guys that have been in Guantanimo Bay since the start of the Afghanistan war? These guys are probably already worried about their sanity. If they see a CIA agent questioning a giant bunny with a magical basket on it's arm they're gonna be certain that they've completely lost their grip on reality.
The result could be a mass epidemic of psychotic episodes within the prison.
And, of course, he'll never tell them where Osama Bin Ladin is:
Free Software: Like love, it grows best when given away.
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Given that "Pamela Jones" is an anagram of "Me Jalapenos", I can only assume that this is indeed an elaborate hoax.
The guys at SCOX act like new-money rich people, They buy something and pay a lot of money for it, and its better than what I'd be able to buy, but only a little bit better; and certainly not worth the price difference. Now guys like the SCOX guys have no self-esteem, and derive the sense of self-worth externally, and when they finally start to realize the Linux really is as good or almost as good as the Unix they overpayed for, then over course the Linux guys must have stolen it from Unix. Same with lawyes, the paralegal PJ is as good as SCOX's legal team, so to the SCOXers she's got to be an IBM lawyer.
Maybe Daryl's problem started when he was in the seventh grade, and all the other boys teased him about having a small penis in the gym class shower, one to many wedgies can snap a mind you know. Maybe we should in the spirit of forgiveness let bygones be bygones and all chip in and buy some of those penis enlarging thingies I keep getting advertisements for in my Email and have them sent to the SCOX corporate gym! That way the SCOXers can pump up their self-esteem in a way that doesn't hurt the rest of society.
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