OSCON Panel: SCO Lawsuit About the Money 252
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viewstyle writes "Just when you had heard enough, the ongoing controversy about SCO vs. Linux has popped up over at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON). According to Eweek's story, the panelists agreed that SCO is targeting companies like IBM in an attempt to raise cash. Most importantly: "if a company is not after money, suing is not the way to go.""
About money? But (Score:5, Funny)
How is SCO's Lawsuit affecting sales of Linux? (Score:5, Funny)
FWIW, even if OSS is FAIB, if the DOJ considers *nix IP with a TM, then it basically become's SCO's LIC, meaning our OSS becomes a CSS OS, which would RSTBO.
AIBO going w/ an ASP that manages our OS? BTA, we might end up w/ a BOFH giving us ZA, which WWAD PMS.
AFAIK, INMP if SCO wants to be ITM by enforcing its supposed IPR - *nix IP should be PD or GNU, like BSD just on GP, IYKWIM. I keep asking myself in this situation - WWLD?
Oh, BTW - IITYWIMWYBMAD?
SCO Lawsuit About the Money (Score:5, Funny)
Re:How is SCO's Lawsuit affecting sales of Linux? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:SCO Lawsuit About the Money (Score:5, Funny)
I thought it was "Cellophane factory burns. No film at 11!"
Umm.. (Score:5, Funny)
You mean Chris Sontag isn't serious about wanting Linux to grow and prosper? That greedy son of a bitch!
It's just a consequence of a natural process (Score:5, Funny)
uhhh (Score:1, Funny)
In todays news, a Law Suit was actually about money. Tune in at 11 for more info on the controvesy. But first, for a word from our sponsors.
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Re:OSCON eh?.... (Score:3, Funny)
It's all about money? (Score:3, Funny)
Good point, companies shouldn't try to make money. (Score:2, Funny)
Why exactly would a company want money anyways? Couldn't they pursue a few less evil goods, such as prostitues and
Re:How is SCO's Lawsuit affecting sales of Linux? (Score:5, Funny)
If I were a CIO or CTO debating the TCO of *nix vs. Win2K3 to a CEO, would IBM vs. SCO be the TKO that stops the CEO from approving A/P to pay my PO for RH's LGX?
FWIW, even if OSS is FAIB, if the DOJ considers *nix IP with a TM, then it basically become's SCO's LIC, meaning our OSS becomes a CSS OS, which would RSTBO.
AIBO going w/ an ASP that manages our OS? BTA, we might end up w/ a BOFH giving us ZA, which WWAD PMS.
AFAIK, INMP if SCO wants to be ITM by enforcing its supposed IPR - *nix IP should be PD or GNU, like BSD just on GP, IYKWIM. I keep asking myself in this situation - WWLD?
Oh, BTW - IITYWIMWYBMAD?
WTF???
You missed the opportunity (Score:5, Funny)
The real quote would be: And there is one reason for Courts to exist-- to help corporations make money. This is a surprise why?
Use protection (Score:5, Funny)
That just sounds vaguely nasty.
Remember kids, don't share unprotected source with Microsoft, or you risk litigiously tramsmitted diseases.
Obligatory Profit (Score:3, Funny)
And all along I had thought it was more complicated than that.
Bingo! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:About money? But (Score:4, Funny)
Elementary, my dear Watson, elementary... (Score:1, Funny)
Gee, a bunch of people get together at a "conference", talk to each other, and come up with an earth-shattering observation that...
Wait....
Get ready for it...
People sue other people in order to get some money!!!!!
Wow!!!! I would never be able to figure that one out myself!! Who said that Slashdot isn't an education web site? Thank gawd for all those smart'em folks, who go to 'em fancy conferences!
And I always thought that folks just liked pissing away money at lawyers, for some reason, or they liked seeing their names on thick bundles of double-spaced paper, in a butt-ugly fixed-width font. Or, I guessed that they get a hard-on climbing the concrete steps to the courthouse.
Well, I think I'll run this by my drinking buddies, over at the pub tonight. They sure to be impressed...
Am I the only one (Score:2, Funny)
The bad thing is, I believed SCO was actually capable of stooping that low! (For a few seconds, at least. LOL.)
GNU Beach (Score:5, Funny)
Time to Buy a New One... (Score:3, Funny)
You should warn a fella before posting something like this...
It's all about the money (Score:5, Funny)
Step 2. File frivolous lawsuits that enrage the entire computing community (even mac users).
Step 3.
Step 4. Profit!
What's SCO? (Score:3, Funny)
to anyone versed in logic (Score:3, Funny)
if a company is not after money, suing is not the way to go.
I'm not sure how many people out there are versed in logic but essentially:
IF HYPOTHESIS THEN CONCLUSION is logically equivalent to IF NOT CONCLUSION THEN NOT HYPOTHESIS. (you're examining the contrapostive of the original statement)
Anyways, if you apply this transformation to the original statement (if a company is not after money then suing is not the way to go) you get:
Suing is the way to go if a company is after money
Food for thought ;)
Shock and awe (Score:5, Funny)
Re:About money? But (Score:5, Funny)
If you mod me -1 flamebait, you my friend, have no sense of humor.
Re:How is SCO's Lawsuit affecting sales of Linux? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Oh, the outrage (Score:3, Funny)
To think that they're just in it for the money leaves me feeling hollow inside and disillusioned.
Rest assured, it's not about money; it's about protecting the sacred System V code from dilution by the heretic IBM. Remember what the Profit^H^H^Hphet McBride said: "We showed our contract to outside people, and they said, 'You have *sniff* *sniff* a very strong contract here.'"
Re:How is SCO's Lawsuit affecting sales of Linux? (Score:3, Funny)
Note to myself: Must urgently make an appointment with my non-geek friends... :-)