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SCO Preps Appeals Against Novell and IBM

Posted by samzenpus on from the harder-to-kill-that-the-tarrasque dept.

An anonymous reader writes "It looks like SCO will be emerging from the almost dead soon, with new owners and $100 million on board. SNCP is adjusting the business strategy, according to this report on TG Daily, SCO is saying goodbye to CEO Darl McBride and is also preparing to appeal the summary judgments in the cases against Novell and IBM. If you have thought the chapter was closed, think again. Those $100 million can go a long way (even if SCO has to pay 17% interest on it)."

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  1. Dear Novel and IBM by Strange+Ranger · · Score: 5, Funny

    It looks like SCO will be emerging from the almost dead soon, with new owners and ... is also preparing to appeal the summary judgments in the cases against Novell and IBM.

    This time please use holy water and lawyers made of silver.

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    Operator, give me the number for 911!
    1. Re:Dear Novel and IBM by greg1104 · · Score: 4, Funny

      The logistics problem with that is lawyers can't survive exposure to the holy water either.

    2. Re:Dear Novel and IBM by Raul654 · · Score: 3, Funny

      So what you're saying is, with one well placed spray of holy water, they have the ability to mow down SCO and a pack of (their own) lawyers at the same time? And this is bad how?

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    3. Re:Dear Novel and IBM by number11 · · Score: 3, Funny

      with one well placed spray of holy water, they have the ability to mow down SCO and a pack of (their own) lawyers at the same time? And this is bad how?

      The problem is, we're dealing with technology. Holy water has salt in it (I suppose to keep it from getting moldy or something). Salt water is corrosive. Spray salt water over your keyboards and servers and stuff, and bad things happen.

      I know, I had a client who did that. But at least when it was all over, the gear wasn't possessed any more.

      I don't think that will be enough for SCO.

    4. Re:Dear Novel and IBM by ozmanjusri · · Score: 5, Funny
      But at least when it was all over, the gear wasn't possessed any more.

      Wouldn't it have been easier just to uninstall Windows?

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      "I've got more toys than Teruhisa Kitahara."
    5. Re:Dear Novel and IBM by Shakrai · · Score: 4, Funny

      No, it leaves ghosts behind...

      1. Burn Knoppix/Rescue CD and boot off it
      2. dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdX (or hdX)
      3. Drink beer while the demons of Windows are slowly excised
      4. ???
      5. Profit!
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      I want peace on earth and goodwill toward man.
      We are the United States Government! We don't do that sort of thing.
  2. Why? I just wanna know why? by gmac63 · · Score: 3, Funny

    This is like a bad Ed Wood movie. "Plan 10 from SCO"

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    1. Re:Why? I just wanna know why? by jd · · Score: 4, Funny

      I think it's Plan 11 from Outer SCO.

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      It's a small world and it smells funny; I'd buy another if it wasn't for the money; Take back what I paid (SoM)
  3. Re:What the hell? by Smackheid · · Score: 4, Funny

    Who keeps giving/lending these clowns money?

    Wouldn't it be more correct to call them zombies at this point? Vampires? The undead?

    Something like that.

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    Je me fous du passé
  4. Penny Arcade by Bob54321 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think this comic applies here too...

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  5. Re:I can live with that by jk379 · · Score: 5, Funny

    At least with a lottery ticket you have some odds of winning...

  6. Re:What the hell? by Kaenneth · · Score: 5, Funny

    Undead clown lawyers... I'm not gonna be able to sleep tonight.

  7. Re:Doesn't the sale have to be approved first? by Captain+Nitpick · · Score: 4, Funny

    No kidding. And here we all thought PJ was going to have to start looking for a new job soon.

    Obviously PJ arranged the new funding so Groklaw could continue operating.

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    But then again, I could be wrong.
  8. Re:What about Darl? by TropicalCoder · · Score: 3, Funny

    What about Darl? I've heard he'll be made a Microsoft Fellow, in recognition to his outstanding contributions to that company. He'll begin a new role there as a Microsoft Technology Evangelist ;-)

  9. Re:Now that's a deal. by Stooshie · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... It is a wonderful mockery ...

    I know. There's a musical coming out on Broadway soon, I'm sure. I think it's called: "S-C-O, Way to Go!" with such hits as "It's a wonderful mockery", "It's my rights and I'll do what I what with them", "Back in the Old Routine", "Look what happened to Darl" and the big hit number "Hello Lolly!"

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  10. Re:What the hell? by LoRdTAW · · Score: 3, Funny

    Cant sleep, clowns will sue me
    Cant sleep, clowns will sue me
    Cant sleep, clowns will sue me
    Cant sleep, clowns will sue me ...