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Hearing Date Set for SCO vs. Novell

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the at-last-it's-time dept.

duh P3rf3ss3r writes "According to Groklaw, a hearing into seven summary judgement motions in the SCO vs. Novell case has been set for 31 May at 9 am before Judge Dale Kimball. Groklaw's PJ speculates that David Boies may have to show up for SCO just to keep their case alive."

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  1. Oh boy by Killjoy_NL · · Score: 4, Funny

    Enough time to get popcorn and coke then :D

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    1. Re:Oh boy by Kjella · · Score: 3, Funny

      If you think this is a good movie, sure. It has the most extreme lack of plot advancement I've ever seen, no matter how good the ending is it won't make up for it. Not unless it involves an execution squad.

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    2. Re:Oh boy by GMC-jimmy · · Score: 4, Funny

      Hmm.. Microsoft now controls both the Plaintiff *and* the Defendant. I don't envy that Judge. I guess MS couldn't purchase enough puppets in Congress. I wonder what the game plan is after this one?

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    3. Re:Oh boy by Hognoxious · · Score: 2, Funny

      Don't be silly, unicorns have hooves, not hands.

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    4. Re:Oh boy by Opportunist · · Score: 3, Funny

      It's noodly appendages, heretic!

      Lapidate him! Lapidate him!

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    5. Re:Oh boy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      I'm not one to hold a grudge. I say we should have Darl chased off a cliff by topless women. Seems the humane thing to do.

  2. Aw man... by Robotech_Master · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...that really bites. Where will we get our schadenfreude after the SCO thing has been laughed out of court?

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    1. Re:Aw man... by Mateo_LeFou · · Score: 2, Funny

      Yeah, but a big problem with getting schadenfreude from MS is that they're *very likely to keep making money hand over fist for quite awhile. A big part of the fun of watching SCO implode was seeing them burn through their "investors" cash while sales plummeted and their stock got delisted.

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    2. Re:Aw man... by cyphercell · · Score: 2, Funny

      Dear god,
      I know I've talked bad about creationism, fundamentalists, and the rest of the neo-con prayer comittee, heck I've even called you a spaghetti monster, but if I was wrong, then I am sorry. I just realized that even though I am a young man, I may not long enough to see something very, very beautiful. If I have ever done anything right then puuuhhhlleeaase let me live long enough to watch Microsoft burn out and die in exactly the same way SCO has. I will always do the "right" thing in your eyes if only you grant me this one wish.
      thank y... err I mean Amen.

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  3. David Boies? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    For a second there I thought it said David Bowie. I suppose if he showed up it would help too.

    1. Re:David Boies? by bWareiWare.co.uk · · Score: 2, Funny

      It would take more than a man falling to earth to save them at this point.

  4. Now is the time... by Opportunist · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...to invest heavily into Put-options of SCO. Then again, with them already listing in the penny-stock area, maybe rather invest in the spam companies that send out the pump'n'dump mails...

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  5. Blink-blink by AndroidCat · · Score: 5, Funny

    Judge Dread and David Bowie must appear? Wait, I think the coffee has brewed. (SCO stories are always at least a two-cup problem and I'm down a cup this morning. Fill'er up, premium!)

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  6. Re:Unhealthy by lanswitch · · Score: 1, Funny

    Defending Darl McB.? You must be new here...

  7. Your out of order he's out of order by packetmon · · Score: 4, Funny

    SCO Attorney: Your honor, we'd like to rectify the use of our patents but since they are propietary information we cannot disclose them publicly.
    Novell Attorney: Your honor there are no infringements. If SCO could present the infringments they would. Their use of the word "propietary" is solely FUD based manipulations
    Prosecutor Attorney: Did you say Fud?
    Juror Attorney: *whispers to another juror* I didn't even know they infringed on Warner Bros, patented Looney Tune character Elmer Fudd"
    Judge Attorney: *Watching Judge Judy in the background*

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  8. Re:Unhealthy? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    > I think he should be most ashamed of his claim that "contracts are what you use against people you have a relationship with" (paraphrased).

    Despite every other bit of twisting, weaselling, and outright mendacity that SCO and McBride is guilty of, I still think this quote may have been taken out of context. It's sort of a tautology after all -- if you don't have a contract, you don't really have a relationship in the first place.

    > If Darl was smart, he would have simply sued IBM for contract violations and not made any sweeping claims about Linux infringing.

    I think you can short-circuit the logic at "If Darl was smart". His terminal inability to keep his mouth shut suggests that condition will never be satisfied.

  9. Elmer FUD? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Be vewy, vewy quiet. I'm hunting patents. Hehehehehe.