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SCO's McBride strikes back: Darl McBride, SCO CEO, responded to Red Hat's Matthew Szulik's LinuxWorld keynote address, during which he said that intellectual property law should be radically reformed, with copyright holders required to disclose all copyrighted works in their entirety: McBride: "I don't think a few dogmatic open source guys are going to change...; Tags: SCO Group Inc., Linux, Darl McBride; Blog posts 2004-08-05
McBride outlines SCO's lawsuit strategy: McBride outlines SCO's lawsuit strategySCO Group CEO Darl McBride sits down Face to Face with ZDNet Editor in Chief Dan Farber at Sand Hill Group's Software 2004 conference in San Francisco. McBride spoke openly about the ongoing battle over SCO's Unix intellectual property and provided some background on the new...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, SCO Group Inc., lawsuit strategy, Darl McBride; Videos 2004-03-03
For Gates, a knight to be remembered: For Gates, a knight to be rememberedThis is so funny, at the same time, they are dumping Microsoft.They will be one of the first to start dumping Microsoft products, but giving him a going away party. Well, why not???what's up with this?It may have happened before, but giving a honor...; Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, knight, Darl McBride; Discussion threads 2004-01-26
Novell: SCO's wrong about SuSE deal: Novell: SCO's wrong about SuSE dealIt's all fun until someone loses an eyeThe industry should have seen this comming. It started with Microsoft and everyone cheered... now the legal muck left over from that encounter is encouraging competitors to use the legal system instead of being big-boys and making a...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, SuSE, SCO Group Inc., Novell Inc., Darl McBride, David Boies; Discussion threads 2003-11-19

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Novell to Sun: Here's an offer you can't refuse: Novell to Sun: Here's an offer you can't refusewell can we trust Novell to anything now sincethey made deal with MS ......Don't think so. Well even if thay you be very nice to have a unix-fication under a mother distro .....im worry that MS goes up with dirty...; Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Virtualization, OPEN SOURCE, toughie, Novell Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., NOVELL HAS; Discussion threads 2008-05-12

SCO chief testifies: 'Linux is a copy of Unix': SCO chief testifies: 'Linux is a copy of Unix'there a few people that are out of realitymac bride is one ballmer is also a other one keep spinning idiot spinning .......They aren't dead yet? ]:)The sad thing is......I strongly suspect that he really believes it.Words right outta...; Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Unix, SCO Group Inc., LINUX IS, SCO Chief; Discussion threads 2008-05-02
Activision's 'Guitar Hero' violates patent: Gibson: Activision's 'Guitar Hero' violates patent: GibsonMessage has been deleted.That doesn't compare with a patent for toilet paperI have it. Everyone who wipes their a** now owes me money.The inspiration for the patent came from inspiration from a foundation comprising of idiots who patent the obvious.I'm so brilliant.-MWow! Gibson's showroom must...; Tags: Games, Guitar Hero 3, Gibson, patent, Activision Inc., Guitar Hero; Discussion threads 2008-03-12
Who gave SCO that $100 million lifeline?: Who gave SCO that $100 million lifeline?Actually......the lawsuits need to be settled and buried and current management must be removed (contracts bought out, if necessary) if SCO is to survive. The former and maybe the latter will take lots of money and this man appears to have it, but...; Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, IBM AIX/370, IBM Corp., SCO Group Inc., IBM AIX; Discussion threads 2008-02-14
CES: Big thinkers and disruptive technologies: The Consumer Electronics Show about the size of 36 football fields and exhausting, and so are the names of some of the conference sessions. I attended "Big Thinkers and Disruptive Technologies: Today's Thought Leaders and Tomorrow's Technologies," with panelists Dave Habiger, CEO of Sonic Solutions; Levy Gerzberg, CEO of Zoran;...; Tags: Facebook, Specification, Photograph, Sonic Solutions, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Open Source, Security, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2008-01-09
Once more on SCO: Once more on SCOJust admitThat you got it wrong Rudy. Trying to dress up SCO's real intentions with your verbal diarrhea does not change that.SCO made a stupid gamble and it's plain to see. Trying to make out that the way this case hase gone is the result of unfortunate...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, SCO Group Inc., IBM Corp., Novell Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-01-08
Final SCO decision set for Utah: Final SCO decision set for UtahActually......only the Novell suit has been taken off hold, but that was already for trial when the bankruptcy was filed and deals with issues that need resolving before a reasonable plan can be agreed upon in Wilmington (important to know what the debtor's assets and...; Tags: SCO Group Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-11-28
Final SCO decision set for Utah: Groklaw reports that the infamous SCO case is finally due to be settled, in Utah. The issues before the court will be how much SCO owes Novell for its previous licensing deals, and whether SCO had any right to enter into license agreement with Sun and Microsoft...; Tags: SCO Group Inc., Bankruptcy, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2007-11-28
Podcast: IDF, Dreamforce, Zimbra Yahoo, SCO and more...: Podcast: IDF, Dreamforce, Zimbra Yahoo, SCO and more...Four freaking years already![i]We also chat about the demise of SCO, which had tried to build a business licensing patents and copyrights associated with Unix[/i]How many times do we have to correct this?Caldera/SCOX never claimed to have [b]patents[/b] at issue. Never. ...; Tags: Podcasts, patent, SCO Group Inc., Dreamforce, IDF, Zimbra, podcast, Yahoo! Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-09-20
SCO Group admits it may fold: SCO Group admits it may foldHere's an idea!Go sit in the corner and hold your breath until that happens.What?[i]Now where are all the people that said SCO would be vindicated in this and come out on top?[/i]lol.. who was the tool that predicted that?good, now it's M$ turn to fold!after...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, SCO Group Inc., MiG; Discussion threads 2007-09-19
SCO files for bankruptcy: SCO files for bankruptcyBWAHAHAHAGood riddance to an irrevelant company.RE: SCO files for bankruptcyThis was expected. I see they're still optimistic enough to file a Chapter 11, but they're going to need some very lucky breaks to avoid liquidation. Always tragic to see a company go under due to...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, SCOx, Caldera/SCOX, SCO Group Inc., Novell Inc., bankruptcy, Chapter 11; Discussion threads 2007-09-14
Gay blogger has a little list - and Larry Craig's not the only one on it: In Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Mikado," the Lord High Executioner had a little list of people who should be done away with. Among the offenders: The idiot who praises, with enthusiastic tone, All centuries but this, and every country but his own; And the...; Tags: Senator, Media, Idaho, Blogger, Gay Blogger, Rogers, ZDNet Government; Blog posts 2007-09-05
Where does SCO go from here?: Where does SCO go from here?Whither ...Well, by 31 August they're going to have to file a statement with Judge Kimball on where this leaves the [i]IBM[/i] case. That should be interesting, since they're caught between their usual shenanigans and Hizzoner's less-than-jovial appreciation of same.Then, in just one month...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Sun Microsystems Inc., SCO Group Inc., Novell Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-08-15
Another nail in SCO's Linux lawsuit coffin: Another nail in SCO's Linux lawsuit coffinToo badAll those wasted resources that could have gone toward development and sales. Instead they weighed themselves with negative PR and an increasing isolation from would be customers.Dan, a small correction for you...[i]I interviewed [b]former[/b] SCO CEO Darl McBride..[/i]He's still the CEO, at...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Linux, SCO Linux, SCO Group Inc., nail; Discussion threads 2007-08-11
Another nail in SCO's Linux lawsuit coffin: In a 102-page ruling, Judge Dale A. Kimball eviscerated SCO's claims that it owns the copyright to Unix (see Groklaw's coverage, NYT, WSJ). For the last several years, SCO has been engaged in lawsuits against IBM and others, claiming that parts of Linux violate its alleged copyrights to Unix. In...; Tags: Linux, SCO Group Inc., SCO Linux, Unix, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2007-08-11
What Wal-Mart means to Dell: What Wal-Mart means to DellWalmart Linux & Microsoft Linux. Linux outselling WindowsWalmart was one of the first to sell a computer to the masses sporting Linux instead of Microsoft Windows. Del just purchased a lot of Microsoft Linux and will be loading the same to its computers. Microsoft Linux is...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Microsoft Employee, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft-Linux, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Dell Computer Corp., SuSE Linux, SuSE; Discussion threads 2007-05-25