Today, the Santa Cruz Operation (Nasdaq: SCOX) has sued the worlds largest search engine, google. In a marked turn of events, however, The New York Times has discovered that Google infact utilizes a version of Caldera linux downloaded directly from the SCO Website.
Pressing forward, however, SCO CEO Darl McBride defiantly stated, "We don't care if they're using our own code, that doesn't change that it is illegal." He then announced that he was upping Googles damages from 100 million dollars to 500 million. As he was leaving the press conference room, several men wearing T-Shirts bearing the linux 'Tux' logo ran up to the stage and pantsed him.
While I do not understand the connection you are attempting to draw to George Harrison, his case is marketly different than 'copying' something that one has never heard.
Harrison admitted in court that he was familiar with the Chiffons - He's So Fine. While I do not believe his copying was intentional, his song was almost exactly the same (both the verses and the chorus.)
If someone could truly admit that they had not heard the song before, I think that the case would be quite different.
My VCR and DVD player both play things that are un-macrovisioned. I highly doubt that a company would build an mp3 compatible device with such a large limitation to only play encrypted music. What about those that encode their own music... as in music they made.
Several government organizations (supreme court!) use mp3 as one of the means with which they provide transcriptions.
I wouldn't worry about the Hubble, it will just end up drifting off into space only to return 300 years later as H'ble, the super intelligent sentient telescope of the future, bent on destroying the human race.
I worked at a Quick-Lube type place this past summer and we had a gentlemen come in one afternoon who told us he had to start his car because it had an ignition interlock.
I didn't think anything of it (thinking it was some sort of secret code type thing) until I realized he had a breathalyzer machine mounted to the floor of the vehicle.
Being that it wasn't a busy day, and we were all curious, we asked the guy about it as his vehicle was being serviced.
Apparently he had been convicted for drunk driving and the only way for him to get his liscence back (It's a mandatory 1 year suspension where I live), was to pay to have this device installed in his vehicle.
The price?
$3000.00
That's right, 3 grand. And New Mexico thinks it's going to get people to install this in every vehicle? I've owned cars that doubled in value when I got new tires.
Your statement assumes that god, in all of his supposed infinite wisdom and power, could not find a way to implant his wisdom into another person (one created in his image, no less.)
Essentially, you are limiting the power of a supposedly limitless god.
This is one of the poorest arguments for cellphones. By this argument, it's amazing that human beings have managed to survive for millions of years without cell phones.
If I recall correctly (from a TSS interview), he also has 222-211-1111, as well as a number that was one off from Pan-American Airways.... he used to have fun with that.
The Beatles (Specifically John and Paul) made a hugely bad decision when, in 1970, upon the breakup of the band, they sold the rights to the entire Northern Songs Catalog for less than 2 million pounds.
Paul spent years trying to buy it back, only to have Michael Jackson swipe up the entire catalog in one swoop.
"There is no available source code! Only a heathen would suggest such a crime. Microsoft has an excellent security track record. Those are features, not bugs! The heathen apple and linux communities are spreading lies, it is all lies."
However, in the United States of America, Microsoft has never been able to trademark the term 'Windows' in any fashion.
Pull out your Windows CD's (You have real CD's right?), There's a TM symbol next to 'Microsoft' but there is not and never has been one next to 'Windows.'
I used to be on MS's side in this case, but the idea of a 'windowing' operating system pre-dates Windows by several years. We all saw that documentary on TNT a few years back... MS and Apple both stole the idea of a windowing operating system from HP.
That guy was/is not a cybersquatter. His last name happens to be Nissan and he was operating in the US using his name as the name of his company before Nissan changed their US monkier from Datsun.
While I do not know if you run a website or not, it very likely could have been a bored secretary or someone goofing off and just surfing the web. Also, it could have been a hacked computer that was spewing out traffic.
Putting back on tin foil hat
Then again, it could have been a secret government plot to find out evil things on B. Jones.
They are still flogging JFS, in spite of the widely known reports that both the
current AIX and Linux versions were developed from the IBM OS/2 version of JFS.
Any code in common is probably easily found in the OS/2 sources.
The above text was blatently stolen from a groklaw comment.
Slashdot Mirror
I'd like to propose a system by which users will have to pay for their slashdot submissions, to cut down on duplicates.
Sometime within the next 20 years, if we continue this trend, we're going to have more crap IN landfills than we will actually in service.
Ok, so who exactly is the targeted audience for this?
Construction workers that cheat on their wives that tell them they're working on a Saturday?
I really don't get it.
>Look at the RIAA: suing Joe Teenager, to try and
> offset the fact that their profits are dropping
> like a lead balloon.
Lead balloon, that sounds like a good name for a band.
</Dave Barry Mode Off>
Today, the Santa Cruz Operation (Nasdaq: SCOX) has sued the worlds largest search engine, google. In a marked turn of events, however, The New York Times has discovered that Google infact utilizes a version of Caldera linux downloaded directly from the SCO Website.
Pressing forward, however, SCO CEO Darl McBride defiantly stated, "We don't care if they're using our own code, that doesn't change that it is illegal." He then announced that he was upping Googles damages from 100 million dollars to 500 million. As he was leaving the press conference room, several men wearing T-Shirts bearing the linux 'Tux' logo ran up to the stage and pantsed him.
-AP Wire
While I do not understand the connection you are attempting to draw to George Harrison, his case is marketly different than 'copying' something that one has never heard.
Harrison admitted in court that he was familiar with the Chiffons - He's So Fine. While I do not believe his copying was intentional, his song was almost exactly the same (both the verses and the chorus.)
If someone could truly admit that they had not heard the song before, I think that the case would be quite different.
My VCR and DVD player both play things that are un-macrovisioned. I highly doubt that a company would build an mp3 compatible device with such a large limitation to only play encrypted music. What about those that encode their own music... as in music they made.
Several government organizations (supreme court!) use mp3 as one of the means with which they provide transcriptions.
Let the jokes about the pppppprrrrreeeeeecccciiiiiiiooooooouuuuuussssss Oscar statue commence!!
I wouldn't worry about the Hubble, it will just end up drifting off into space only to return 300 years later as H'ble, the super intelligent sentient telescope of the future, bent on destroying the human race.
Ok, so maybe there is reason to worry....
Ironically, their licensing page fails to load in Konqueror.
I don't know what kind of kodak camera you have, but mine works fine with linux.
This is absolutely ridiculous.
I worked at a Quick-Lube type place this past summer and we had a gentlemen come in one afternoon who told us he had to start his car because it had an ignition interlock.
I didn't think anything of it (thinking it was some sort of secret code type thing) until I realized he had a breathalyzer machine mounted to the floor of the vehicle.
Being that it wasn't a busy day, and we were all curious, we asked the guy about it as his vehicle was being serviced.
Apparently he had been convicted for drunk driving and the only way for him to get his liscence back (It's a mandatory 1 year suspension where I live), was to pay to have this device installed in his vehicle.
The price?
$3000.00
That's right, 3 grand. And New Mexico thinks it's going to get people to install this in every vehicle? I've owned cars that doubled in value when I got new tires.
http://www.kde-look.org has tons of awesome (and bad) themes, window decorations, icons, and all sorts of weird stuff to make kde look different.
Me, I'm still waiting for a kde theme that puts my title bar on the right hand side of the window vertically.
Your statement assumes that god, in all of his supposed infinite wisdom and power, could not find a way to implant his wisdom into another person (one created in his image, no less.)
Essentially, you are limiting the power of a supposedly limitless god.
This is one of the poorest arguments for cellphones. By this argument, it's amazing that human beings have managed to survive for millions of years without cell phones.
Og: Call 911! Rock fell on head!
If I recall correctly (from a TSS interview), he also has 222-211-1111, as well as a number that was one off from Pan-American Airways.... he used to have fun with that.
Mod parent up!
The Beatles (Specifically John and Paul) made a hugely bad decision when, in 1970, upon the breakup of the band, they sold the rights to the entire Northern Songs Catalog for less than 2 million pounds.
Paul spent years trying to buy it back, only to have Michael Jackson swipe up the entire catalog in one swoop.
Comeon McNealy! Follow Microsofts lead, set java free!
There are other ways to get said information. Consumer Reports prints recalls in their magazine every month, for example.
"There is no available source code! Only a heathen would suggest such a crime. Microsoft has an excellent security track record. Those are features, not bugs! The heathen apple and linux communities are spreading lies, it is all lies."
However, in the United States of America, Microsoft has never been able to trademark the term 'Windows' in any fashion.
Pull out your Windows CD's (You have real CD's right?), There's a TM symbol next to 'Microsoft' but there is not and never has been one next to 'Windows.'
I used to be on MS's side in this case, but the idea of a 'windowing' operating system pre-dates Windows by several years. We all saw that documentary on TNT a few years back... MS and Apple both stole the idea of a windowing operating system from HP.
That guy was/is not a cybersquatter. His last name happens to be Nissan and he was operating in the US using his name as the name of his company before Nissan changed their US monkier from Datsun.
While I do not know if you run a website or not, it very likely could have been a bored secretary or someone goofing off and just surfing the web. Also, it could have been a hacked computer that was spewing out traffic.
Putting back on tin foil hat
Then again, it could have been a secret government plot to find out evil things on B. Jones.
At least someone wants to.
Love your sigline, btw.
They are still flogging JFS, in spite of the widely known reports that both the current AIX and Linux versions were developed from the IBM OS/2 version of JFS.
Any code in common is probably easily found in the OS/2 sources.
The above text was blatently stolen from a groklaw comment.