I think what he meant was if the Samba team wins, then they have just proven in a legal sense that the GPL is invalid.
Are you sure? IANAL but if I remember correctly, if they violate GPL, then their product can't use any GPL software. That can be taken many ways, either an organization or the author sueing.
Simple. More authors who have put their software under the GPL sue SCO for misappropriation of their IP since SCO claims the GPL is invalid. Thus SCO will face a furry similiar to the slashdot effect but with lawsuits.
Quite frankly, if I were a SCO reseller, I'd be looking for the nearest life boat. (Unlike the Titanic, however, SCO actually steered itself into the ice berg.)
Hmm so in this analogy...SCO would be the rats leaving the sinking ship? Thats the only good name I can think of for Darl McBride.
But I met both of them, and they seemed perfectly nice.
So you learned Math by the same professor who taught the RIAA? Maybe you should use your fingers to help you count or buy a calculator. Even the BSD dying troll admits there is more then two users of OpenBSD.
I had read several articles on it elsewhere and none of them enumerated the patents. I hadn't noticed that the article reference above was yet another article.
Then I suggest you RTFA...again...Here is an excerpt from one. Here it is in plain english and not worded like if it came from a lawyer.
IBM said four SCO software packages violate four of IBM's patents. The patents cover a data compression technique, a method of navigating among program menus that use options that are arranged in a graphical tree, a method for verifying that an electronic message was received and a method for monitoring computing systems that are linked in a cluster.
I heard they sent shake-down e-mail to Superman, Batman, and Darth Vader just before quitting time today.
Well if you really want to put it into context, SCO would be the equalivant of a lone X-Wing fighter. IBM would be the Super Star Destroyer. And...as for the government...ah hell they're the Death Star. Anyone else thinking IBM lawyers are humming the Imperial March?
For example, there was one particularly interesting post I saw recently which used a variety of statistical methods to estimate the market share of the various BSDs. One of their sources was the latest netcraft report. Another was comparing the number of usenet posts pertaining to each OS, and so on.
Now all you are really left with that might be arguable is the 93% core developers leaving, the psychic predicting bsd dying, and the usenet posts.
Lets start with usenet posts. First off, usenet is not everyone, hell I dont use usenet. So I guess by the BSD troll definition I dont use FreeBSD since thats what my servers run but I dont post on usenet. Now for the psychic, if you believe a psychic then you obviously deserve to buy a UnixWare license for being so gullible.
As for core developers, people move on and have lives, not everyone can sit infront of a computer and do something for 20 years or more. Hell I cant work on something longer then 5 years before I move on.
Oh yeah and I forgot the link the sysadmin magazine article that was comparing Operating systems. Yeah funny thing was in one of the tests BSD beat down Linux hands down. Truth is that article is a few years old since one of the versions of OpenBSD they used was 2.8. Hell on another note, a different troll posting posts information about BSD that is like 10 years old.
So I dont think I'll be doing a retract anytime soon.
11. When was the last time you checked on the number of resellers and developers? Don't you think it might be time to update those figures?
Heh, my response to this is, there are still as many licensed people out there for Windows 3.1, just doesnt mean its used anymore. Same applies to UnixWare 1.0:)
What they need to do is to audit their old customers and see how many UnixWare servers are still in use or have been converted to linux or a coffee table.
Right. More like, "We are disappointed that Pac Bell has a spine, and didn't roll over as asked."
I'm surprised some corporation hasnt pulled out some patent or copyright and hit the RIAA with stipulations of the DMCA. It can be done easily, I'm sure an audit of their computers would reveal that they have "pirated" software.
Why is it that when a (smaller) corporation decides to stand up for their customers' rights against a (larger) corporation, it's always spun as being unlawful?
Remember, Pac Bell is one company and its not small compared to other baby bells. RIAA is multiple record companies.
It's time the DMCA was given a hard look at by the people who have a clue in the legal community, and who have the power to affect change.
Yes but those politicians love their campaign funds. They dont want to give up those donations just to repel a questionable law.
What really irks me a lot is they are using a generic term as "pirate" to describe file sharers. Last time I checked no one wears an eye patch, has a parrot on their shoulder, privateer, and says "Walk the plank!".
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Anyone have a guess as to who these McBride sources are? My hunch is Miss Cleo.
Did she tell him not to marry that fat man, because he only wants the money as well?
Check this Story, SCO claims it owns so many lines on Linux Kernel that if they are removed, it will COLLAPSE!!!
Hmmm...with the amount of code they keep claiming, it will collapse into a blackhole, you'll have to put code in so SCO can claim it as being theirs.
I'm still waiting for Darl to go way out there and say aliens are assisting IBM with the case against SCO.
Darl McBride accuses IBM of being aliens from another galaxy trying to take over the earth. More at 11.
Boy, do you need to practice.
Not really, its a proven fact that geeks have a perverse sense of humor....So I could understand why you missed the point.
You miss the point. If they win, it isn't because SCO claims it is invalid anymore. It will be ruled invalid.
:P
Nope, you missed the point. The original post was a joke
However, if proven in court between SCO vs IBM that the GPL is invalid. This is also a possiblity to strike back at SCO.
Tribbles are going to invade Utah?
:P
Would that be so bad? They wouldnt be able to make lawsuits if they cant move
I think what he meant was if the Samba team wins, then they have just proven in a legal sense that the GPL is invalid.
Are you sure? IANAL but if I remember correctly, if they violate GPL, then their product can't use any GPL software. That can be taken many ways, either an organization or the author sueing.
Besides the original post was a joke.
And then the Samba team wins... then what? ;-)
Simple. More authors who have put their software under the GPL sue SCO for misappropriation of their IP since SCO claims the GPL is invalid. Thus SCO will face a furry similiar to the slashdot effect but with lawsuits.
You watch, SCO is getting ready to sue itself. It makes sense, when you really hunker down and think about it
I dont know, I think SCO is too stupid to sue themselves...but then again they have proved me wrong on how stupid they are.
Quite frankly, if I were a SCO reseller, I'd be looking for the nearest life boat. (Unlike the Titanic, however, SCO actually steered itself into the ice berg.)
Hmm so in this analogy...SCO would be the rats leaving the sinking ship? Thats the only good name I can think of for Darl McBride.
sue SCO for using their IP without a license...since SCO believes the GPL is invalid.
But I met both of them, and they seemed perfectly nice.
So you learned Math by the same professor who taught the RIAA? Maybe you should use your fingers to help you count or buy a calculator. Even the BSD dying troll admits there is more then two users of OpenBSD.
there will be a whole whack load of 280 year old virgins reading slashdot.
In the future, the slashdot effect will be used in military campaigns as a "Shock and Awe" effect.
Oh, wait, forgot... we can argue about BSD dying unto eternity as well (and perhaps Apple too).
Does this mean we have to put up with you being a BSD troll for eternity?
Geez, now the BSD Trolls are getting modded as funny!
I had read several articles on it elsewhere and none of them enumerated the patents. I hadn't noticed that the article reference above was yet another article.
Then I suggest you RTFA...again...Here is an excerpt from one. Here it is in plain english and not worded like if it came from a lawyer.
IBM said four SCO software packages violate four of IBM's patents. The patents cover a data compression technique, a method of navigating among program menus that use options that are arranged in a graphical tree, a method for verifying that an electronic message was received and a method for monitoring computing systems that are linked in a cluster.
I heard they sent shake-down e-mail to Superman, Batman, and Darth Vader just before quitting time today.
Well if you really want to put it into context, SCO would be the equalivant of a lone X-Wing fighter. IBM would be the Super Star Destroyer. And...as for the government...ah hell they're the Death Star. Anyone else thinking IBM lawyers are humming the Imperial March?
For example, there was one particularly interesting post I saw recently which used a variety of statistical methods to estimate the market share of the various BSDs. One of their sources was the latest netcraft report. Another was comparing the number of usenet posts pertaining to each OS, and so on.
You mean this *BSD is dying troll post.
But then again that was posted onto a article that stated by a troll, as netcraft reported Nearly 2 Million Active Sites running FreeBSD
Now all you are really left with that might be arguable is the 93% core developers leaving, the psychic predicting bsd dying, and the usenet posts.
Lets start with usenet posts. First off, usenet is not everyone, hell I dont use usenet. So I guess by the BSD troll definition I dont use FreeBSD since thats what my servers run but I dont post on usenet. Now for the psychic, if you believe a psychic then you obviously deserve to buy a UnixWare license for being so gullible.
As for core developers, people move on and have lives, not everyone can sit infront of a computer and do something for 20 years or more. Hell I cant work on something longer then 5 years before I move on.
Oh yeah and I forgot the link the sysadmin magazine article that was comparing Operating systems. Yeah funny thing was in one of the tests BSD beat down Linux hands down. Truth is that article is a few years old since one of the versions of OpenBSD they used was 2.8. Hell on another note, a different troll posting posts information about BSD that is like 10 years old.
So I dont think I'll be doing a retract anytime soon.
BSD is not dying. Geez, talk about uneducated trolls.
11. When was the last time you checked on the number of resellers and developers? Don't you think it might be time to update those figures?
:)
Heh, my response to this is, there are still as many licensed people out there for Windows 3.1, just doesnt mean its used anymore. Same applies to UnixWare 1.0
What they need to do is to audit their old customers and see how many UnixWare servers are still in use or have been converted to linux or a coffee table.
Back then, we had 33,6k modems, with 200ms pings at best, we played quake in software mode in 320x240 at 10 fps, and we were happy!
You LPB! Us real HPB were 300ms and up!
Try this link "file:///c:/My%20Music"
I use UNIX Damnit! give me a link that works!
Right. More like, "We are disappointed that Pac Bell has a spine, and didn't roll over as asked."
I'm surprised some corporation hasnt pulled out some patent or copyright and hit the RIAA with stipulations of the DMCA. It can be done easily, I'm sure an audit of their computers would reveal that they have "pirated" software.
Why is it that when a (smaller) corporation decides to stand up for their customers' rights against a (larger) corporation, it's always spun as being unlawful?
Remember, Pac Bell is one company and its not small compared to other baby bells. RIAA is multiple record companies.
It's time the DMCA was given a hard look at by the people who have a clue in the legal community, and who have the power to affect change.
Yes but those politicians love their campaign funds. They dont want to give up those donations just to repel a questionable law.
What really irks me a lot is they are using a generic term as "pirate" to describe file sharers. Last time I checked no one wears an eye patch, has a parrot on their shoulder, privateer, and says "Walk the plank!".
Cause I rather see Darl clean toilets in mens rooms, especially after ESR uses it. Or after the linux developers find out that he is the janitor...