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Groklaw's PJ Says SCO's Demise Greatly Exaggerated

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the still-looking-for-a-fat-lady dept.

blackbearnh writes "Last week, the net was all abuzz with speculation that SCO was finally gone and done for. With the final judgment in SCO v. Novell in, and SCO millions of dollars in the hole to Novell, it seemed like the fat lady had finally sung. But like most things in the legal system, it isn't nearly that simple. O'Reilly Media sought out Groklaw's Pamela Jones, and got a rundown of what's still alive, and why a final end to the madness may be many years away. 'Summing up, it looks bleak for SCO at the moment, but let's enter the alternate realm of SCO's best-case scenario in its dreams: in that realm, SCO wins on appeal, which one of SCO's lawyers indicated might take a year and a half or five years, and the case is sent back to Utah for trial by jury, which is what SCO wanted (as opposed to trial by judge, which is what it got), then everything listed above (except for the IPO class action) comes alive again, presumably, depending on what the appellate court decides. Then SCO is in position once again to go after Linux end users, as well as IBM, et al.'"

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  1. Please by whisper_jeff · · Score: 5, Funny

    Make it stop. Please. I beg of you.

    1. Re:Please by blackbearnh · · Score: 5, Funny

      Too late, SCO's been off the market for a while. Just before they went under, I bought 10 shares at 0.50/share, then paid the $15 to get a physical certificate so I could frame it and put it in my bathroom, along with the rest of the toilet paper. Which is why you can find my name in various court documents in the SCO Bankruptcy, since I registered as a creditor. I'm getting bumped off, though, because they challenged and I don't have the time and energy to do all the hoops to stay on the list.

    2. Re:Please by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      ...frame it and put it in my bathroom, along with the rest of the toilet paper.

      I don't think that's how you're supposed to use toilet paper.

  2. In other words... by girlintraining · · Score: 4, Funny

    In other words, SCO is a zombie. It can't be killed by normal litigation. Argh, kill it with fire! Do it now!

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  3. The One by Tyrannicsupremacy · · Score: 4, Funny

    I sure hope this SCO doesnt start killing all the other fantasy dimension SCO's and absorbing their power...

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