SCO Terminates Darl McBride

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Posted by ryuzaki0 on Monday October 19, 2009 @04:05AM from the end-of-an-era dept.

bpechter writes "Linux Today reports SCO has terminated Darl McBride and linked to the SCO 8K SEC report. The report found also at the SCO site and states: 'the Company has eliminated the Chief Executive Officer and President positions and consequently terminated Darl McBride.'"

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See ya! by fataugie · 2009-10-19 04:07 · Score: 2, Funny

Don't let the door hit you in the ass!
Sucka

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1. Re:See ya! by shadow349 · 2009-10-19 06:02 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Remember at the end of the first Star Wars when Luke is jamming down the trench with Vader and his crew looking to bust a cap in his ass but Solo lays the smack down and Vader gets bitch slapped and they blow up the Death Star and they cut back to Vader recovering from a triple lutz doing a "WTF"?
  Darl = Darth
  Hope that clears it up for you.
2. Re:See ya! by mcgrew · 2009-10-19 06:11 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  (the Linux Foundation could maybe use a janitor, but...)
  I think they'd be fools to hire him as a janitor. Think of all the mischief a sociopathic janitor could cause.
  
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3. Re:See ya! by ehaggis · 2009-10-19 06:40 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Guys like this always pop up again somewhere
  I'm thinking "Celebrity Apprentice" or some other pseudo-celebrity reality show.
  
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4. Re:See ya! by stfvon007 · 2009-10-19 07:31 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Id hire him in a second if i was a major software company in a big building. He could be the window washer on the side of the building where people throw pennies off the roof. Of course the elevator control system will run linux and the $699 license fee will come out of his (minimum wage) pay. Also the pennies thrown off the side count as tips! :D
  
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5. Re:See ya! by david_thornley · 2009-10-19 08:24 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Darth Vader intelligent? He accepted the Darth Vader job shortly after killing his predecessor at the order of his new boss. The retirement plan was not only very bad, it was potentially very early.
  
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"terminates" by the_fat_kid · 2009-10-19 04:08 · Score: 5, Funny

I don't think that word means what I want it to...

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1. Re:"terminates" by mcgrew · 2009-10-19 05:59 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  I'm disappointed too, I thought maybe he met the governor of California.
  
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That's a bit harsh by TechyImmigrant · 2009-10-19 04:08 · Score: 5, Funny

>SCO has terminated Darl McBride
That's a bit harsh. Couldn't they just have fired him?

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1. Re:That's a bit harsh by selven · 2009-10-19 04:13 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Can't fire him - he's inflammable.
2. Re:That's a bit harsh by rhizome · 2009-10-19 04:33 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  That's a bit harsh. Couldn't they just have fired him?
  You cannot fire that which does not work.
  
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3. Re:That's a bit harsh by furby076 · 2009-10-19 04:38 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  You cannot fire that which does not work.
  That's not what your boss will say when he finds out you were on /. instead of working.
  
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4. Re:That's a bit harsh by JerkBoB · 2009-10-19 04:39 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  <dr. nick>Inflammable means flammable?!? What a country!</dr. nick>
  
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5. Re:That's a bit harsh by mindcorrosive · 2009-10-19 05:16 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Nuke him from orbit - it's the only way to be sure.
  
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6. Re:That's a bit harsh by furby076 · 2009-10-19 06:10 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  She'll come and clean it? WTH you doing talking to my mommy?
  
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Dang... only fired. by Kenja · 2009-10-19 04:09 · Score: 3, Funny

"terminated" can mean so many more interesting things.

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A lot of newer slashbots won't know of him by BadAnalogyGuy · 2009-10-19 04:12 · Score: 5, Funny

For some background, Darl McBride was the CEO who saw the Linux company SCO through some of the hardest times the company ever went through. As CEO, McBride redefined SCO so as to make it one of the most talked-about computer companies ever. His leadership pushed the SCO reputation to limits most companies never reach.
SCO is a company for the history books nowadays, but just a few years ago it was one of the most influential companies around, garnering interest and vile from MS and a host of Linux vendors. They will be missed.
1. Re:A lot of newer slashbots won't know of him by Gruturo · 2009-10-19 04:32 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  They will be missed.
  Just keep firing.
  
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2. Re:A lot of newer slashbots won't know of him by furby076 · 2009-10-19 04:41 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Darl called. He wants to thank you for this verbiage will be utilized in his resume'.
  
  Once he puts it down on his resume' he is going to sue you for copyright infringement.
  
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Best publicist EVAR by Captain+Spam · 2009-10-19 04:13 · Score: 2, Funny

Wait, they fired the best publicist in the history of the company, perhaps one of the best in the history of the tech industry? Why on EARTH would they do that? Now they've got nothing left!
Or have I just been brainwashed by the "no such thing as bad publicity" crowd?

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1. Re:Best publicist EVAR by Archangel+Michael · 2009-10-19 04:19 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  I don't know about that. I kinda lean towards the Former Iraqi Information Minister, Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf (AKA Baghdad Bob)
  
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Re:Big deal by Penguinisto · 2009-10-19 04:14 · Score: 3, Funny

Agreed. Call me when the shareholder lawsuit gets filed (if ever).

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Re:Big deal by Bruce+Perens · 2009-10-19 04:16 · Score: 3, Funny

Call me when the SEC goes after them. I won't hold my breath.

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Goodbye sweet prince by Anonymous Coward · 2009-10-19 04:19 · Score: 3, Funny

I'm uninstalling my Caldera Desktop in protest.
Re:Big deal by EvilNTUser · 2009-10-19 04:34 · Score: 5, Funny

Better not go swimming then.

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Re:So when is SCO going to Die by Anonymous Coward · 2009-10-19 04:36 · Score: 1, Funny

You are mixing metaphors. Zombies need to be dismembered, werewolves need to be shot in the head (silver-bullet theory).
Unless said bullet causes the head to im/explode, it may be less effective than fully severing the head completely. This also lowers the chance of accidental infection.
Let's all sing along with the Munchkins! by Locke2005 · 2009-10-19 04:37 · Score: 2, Funny

"Ding, dong, the witch is dead! Which old witch? The wicked witch! Ding, dong, the wicked witch is dead!"

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Job search licence by Rolgar · 2009-10-19 04:40 · Score: 2, Funny

Dear Darl McBride:
I would like to interview you for a position I have. The application requires a licence that costs just $699.
Signed,
All future potential employers
He was a kind and generous man.... by flyingfsck · 2009-10-19 04:52 · Score: 3, Funny

As Voltaire put it: "He was a kind and generous man. Provided of course that he is really dead." Uhm, not dead yet? Just laid off? What a pity...

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Re:Don't forget... by Anonymous Coward · 2009-10-19 05:19 · Score: 5, Funny

They killed a man for fucks sake! This is no time to be trolling!
Re:Big deal by ConceptJunkie · 2009-10-19 05:26 · Score: 2, Funny

Makes sense to me, but why should I trust a "CorporateSuit"? ;-)

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Well there goes by mandark1967 · 2009-10-19 05:29 · Score: 2, Funny

Darl's employee discount on the Linux license...

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Re:Did the Gun Help? by RManning · 2009-10-19 06:00 · Score: 4, Funny

No, but neither did any of those involved in the Rwandan genocide.
Oh man, so close to a Godwin and yet you didn't go all the way!
Re:Don't forget... by FatdogHaiku · 2009-10-19 06:37 · Score: 3, Funny

I am confused by the moral aspects of this headline. Is moving into the assassination field a step down from patent trolling, or merely a lateral move?

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Re:The Church and suicide by Kozz · 2009-10-19 07:00 · Score: 4, Funny

Quoth Archangel Michael :

As a congregational leader...
Holy crap. I'd think a being like yourself would have better things to do than post on Slashdot.

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Re:Don't forget... by jd · 2009-10-19 07:14 · Score: 2, Funny

Depends on which Terminator they used.

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Re:Did the Gun Help? by Bruce+Perens · 2009-10-19 07:46 · Score: 4, Funny

I advocate any form of violence against anyone.
I would, however, like to see him prosecuted, and be justly stripped of his riches, and to do a long stint behind bars. And Mr. Yarro too.

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I second that! by rts008 · 2009-10-19 08:10 · Score: 2, Funny

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I am a sociopathic janitor, you insensitive clod!
Careful there, or I'll grab a rag and clean the toilets, then clean your coffee mug!
And I have keys to everything!
Yeah, I see what you mean!

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1. Re:I second that! by DocHoncho · 2009-10-19 12:10 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Shhhh.. don't ruin a good gig.
  *Ahem.*
  Back to the mopping...
  
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Re:Don't forget... by Metrol · 2009-10-19 11:35 · Score: 3, Funny

If the patent doesn't cross the line of scrimmage then I believe this would be a lateral to assassination. In this case it was a failed play action fake that resulted in a 4th down turn over to the bankruptcy courts. Had the patent seen a 3rd down conversion to a first down we'd still be in play, so long as the assassin didn't shoot the ball.

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