Samba Team Points Out SCO's Hypocrisy 612
An anonymous reader noted an article talking about the Samba
Team's Statement to SCO. While Darl McBride blasts the GPL, his company simultaneously announces the use of Samba 3 in their OpenServer product. I'm not sure if it breaks my heart or boils my blood to read this stuff. Probably a little of both.
samba team... (Score:5, Funny)
SCO reply (Score:5, Funny)
Well, what do you expect (Score:3, Funny)
All talk and no foreplay.
Ahhh (Score:2, Funny)
SCO sues itself (Score:5, Funny)
In other news... (Score:5, Funny)
The Samba released a version of Samba with a security hole big enough to sneak a small african country through. Following the disclosure of the exploit, the Samba team released a patch which, according to the grinning spokesperson of the Samba team, "... is vastly incompatible with any SCO product or system.". Further commentary from the Samba team is unavailable as no one was able to regain composure after laughing at the latest SCO news on slashdot regarding the security hole.
"I find this unacceptable and immoral!", according to Darl McBride, who further commented "Have we sued them yet? Have we? No? Sue them! ... What do you mean, 'no legal grounds'?! Goddamn you Chris, you lazy bastard! Just think up some crap for a reason to sue them! Hey, is that mic still on?". Currently, in another barrage of lawsuits, the SCO group filed suit against the Samba team but refuses to disclose what they are actually suing for and also sued this press agency for using copyrighted SMP code in our programs. Our resident VB coder was puzzled. "Is that even possible? Maybe you should ask the HTML guy..."
Gratuitous SP reference (Score:5, Funny)
"No, no. We need to freeze his hot heart with a cool island song."
Re:SCO reply (Score:5, Funny)
I know it was a smple typo, but I love the word "infringle" you've invented.
Re:Heh, this can get funny (Score:3, Funny)
In theory, yes. However, few people are aware that SCO actually purchased the Samba Intellectual Property from Novell back in 1995. But you can't see the purchase agreement, because it's secret.
Re:SCO against GPL? Not according their website... (Score:3, Funny)
Nyaaaa-haaa-haaa! *SCO curls mustache between index finger and thumb*
Re:SCO sues itself (Score:3, Funny)
Re:I don't understand who buys it (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Nice response (Score:5, Funny)
However, as I am not burdened with morals myself, I would like to take this opportunity to tell SCO to kiss my ass.
Re:SCO has no strategy (Score:5, Funny)
Hmm...Distributed Beer Reward System. Could be a viable form of payment. I'd code for it.
Re:SCO reply (Score:5, Funny)
ahhh.... love the irony here.... anyway, let's have some fun with this.
smple
adj. smplest, smpler
this word contains smp, and is therefore property of SCO
More satisfying response (Score:5, Funny)
Recently, Darl McBride, the Chief Executive Officer of SCO has been making pejorative statements regarding the license used by the Linux kernel, the GNU GPL. In a keynote speech he recently said
"At the end of the day, the GPL is not about making software free; it's about destroying value."
In light of this it is the depths of hypocrisy that at the same event SCO also announced the incorporation of the Samba3 release into their latest OpenServer product. Samba is an Open Source/Free Software project that allows Linux and UNIX servers to interoperate with Microsoft Windows clients. The reason for this is clear; Samba3 allows Linux and UNIX servers to replace Microsoft Windows NT Domain Controllers and will add great value to any Operating System which includes it. However, Samba is also developed and distributed under the GNU GPL license, in exactly the same manner as the Linux kernel code that SCO has been criticizing for its lack of care in ownership attribution.
We observe that SCO is both attacking the GPL on the one hand and benefiting from the GPL on the other hand. SCO can't have it both ways. SCO has a clear choice: either pledge not to use any Open Source/Free Software in any of their products, or actively participate in the Open Source/Free Software movement and reap the benefits. For SCO to continue to use Open Source/Free Software while attacking others for using it is the epitome of hypocrisy.
Because of this, we believe not only that SCO must be prevented from the use of Samba software, but that team Samba must take up arms and engage in formal combat against SCO. We are already busy assembling hand picked teams of elite mercenaries, varying in expertise from explosives and combat strategy to torture methodology. We will be initiating our attacks at an undisclosed time within the next 96 hours, and will accept no terms of surrender except hari kari from every member of SCO, and their extended families/anyone they've breathed on in the last six months.
Strictly bring it,
Jeremy Allison,
Marc Kaplan,
Andrew Bartlett,
Christopher R. Hertel,
Jerry Carter,
Jean Francois Micouleau,
Paul Green,
Rafal Szczesniak.
NEW ACRONYM ALERT! (Score:5, Funny)
In light of your comment, I agree that many don't actually read the licenses, but feel they have a "well-enough" understanding of what it/they mean, thusly a new acronym.......*drum roll*
RTFL = Read the Fucking License
Re:SCO reply (Score:5, Funny)
I'll pretend that I did that on purpose. Stupid Dell keyboard.
I'm thinking "smpler" is prounounced like "stapler" in "Office Space".
Re:SCO has no strategy (Score:5, Funny)
So that is why they are using Miss Cleo for $699 a pop! And she comes with a CD too!
Re:SCO has no strategy (Score:3, Funny)
New icon, please (Score:2, Funny)
Can I please suggest a new logo for the upcoming 10^6 SCO news stories. I understand that you do have that caldera type logo, but I think it should be considered deprecated.
How about that justice chick being weighed right down with cash in that left hand scale, and a bunch of hot air (transparent, please), in the other. It would be cool to have her peeking through that blindfold thingy down at the money too! Oh...and maybe she can be sitting on that caldera globe, with her legs spread just a little bit.
Do I get the shirt now?
Re:SCO reply (Score:3, Funny)
in-frin-gle
v. in-frin-gled, in-frin-gling, in-frin-gles
v. tr.
- To infringe in some way by mingling copyrighted material with another work: SCO infringled Linux code into their Unix product.
ROFL.Re:NEW ACRONYM ALERT! (Score:1, Funny)
Re:samba team... (Score:5, Funny)
Sorry, but I'm at work and I only have access to Microsoft Paint right now. But maybe we can have a new
Proof MS not behind this (Score:2, Funny)
Guess what happened! [theinquirer.net]
Yes but... (Score:3, Funny)
But seeing that Samba is about Windows compatibility, do you drink WINE [winehq.org]?
*duck*
New version of GPL called for (Score:3, Funny)
GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
Version 2.1, January 200?
11. You may not copy, redistribute or modify this code in any way such that it runs on any form of SCO Unix. The freedoms granted by the GPL are not applicable to SCO systems.
Re:samba team... (Score:4, Funny)
In a bit of a hurry there, but there you go [crc-lennox.qc.ca]
Re:Samba team should... (Score:3, Funny)
4) Profit!
Re:samba team... (Score:5, Funny)
"That is an excellent question. As you well know, SCO is committed to maintaining the value of intellectual property rights. To that end, we have begun gathering proof that thousands of lines of our System V code have found their way into Samba software."
Re:samba team... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:samba team... (Score:3, Funny)
4) Claim the GPL is invalid. Distribute Samba Anyways. Claim that IBM copied derivative trade secrets into samba and that they own samba. Sue Samba for theft of IP (see SCO AFPS [sco.com]). Watch their stock go through the roof. Make millions selling their inflated stock.