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- The most exciting thing in IT
- The most exciting thing in ITAh yes, the best of the past . . .I was a great fan of the QMS printers - they were tough and the support was excellent - on par with Sun service!The HP workstations (HP735 et al) were workhorses that were tough and worked...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Strategy, Operating systems, UNIX, SCO Group Inc., SCOx, Novell Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., information technology
- Discussion threads 2007-09-21
- 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
- Are open source obsessions healthy or useful?
- Are open source obsessions healthy or useful?Name one..Gimp over Photoshop? No way.Open Orffice? Not a chance.Multimedia? Don't make me laugh.AutoCAD replacement? BuwahahahahaRights Management over documents? It doesn't even exist in your world.Device Drivers? No way, most of them barely handle the most...
- Tags: SCOx, Microsoft Corp., open source
- Discussion threads 2007-01-19
- Morally Wrong, eh?
- Morally Wrong, eh?RITFLMAO:)))Given this one a lot of thought, have ya… See it’s got you staying up late. Me thinks maybe you’re thinking too much. Stop it Murphy… You’re starting to sound like the legend in your own mind:)And what's George gonna do then?Write a blog about how...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Anton, Unix, SCOx
- Discussion threads 2006-05-12
- Summarize a year in open source
- Summarize a year in open sourceTop five1. OpenSolaris was released and has signed up developers faster than any platform in history.2. Munich found that switching to Linux is going to be a LOT more effort and expence than they ever thought possible.3. Microsoft changed their Office format plans and has...
- Tags: Linux, open source, OSS, SCOx, developer, Ubuntu
- Discussion threads 2005-12-06
- Yet another SCO e-mail comes to light
- Yet another SCO e-mail comes to lightSCO should settle out-of-courtfor whatever they can get . . .One thing looks apparant...Microsoft's ROI on this deal sucked.Not another e-mailThis wasn't an e-mail. It was a declaration produced specifically for filing with the Court to rebut the laughable Gupta Declaration.I know it's...
- Tags: Litigation, OPEN SOURCE, mouse, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, IBM Corp., settlement, SCO Group Inc., SCOx
- Discussion threads 2005-07-19
- SCO: spin and counterspin
- SCO: spin and counterspinNow we know why...SCO has always avoided showing proof.What are these people thinking?How longcan you keep a lawsuit going, without offering any definiative proof?Missing the point"Improperly derived code" isn't relevant. Either the text in question meets the requirements for copyright infringement or not, and if it's...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Swartz, SCO Group Inc., Davidson, SCOx
- Discussion threads 2005-07-18
- SEC gives thumbs-up to Google
- SEC gives thumbs-up to GoogleGood grief!Hey, don't worry about those 28 MILLION shares you handed out to friends and relatives. Nothing wrong with it at all wink, wink.Can't wait to see what happens once it hits the boards...Nevermind google SCO is a better buyWhy pay 85.00 or more...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, SCOx, Google Inc., SCO Group Inc., SEC
- Discussion threads 2004-08-18
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- Big patent law reform on the way?
- Big patent law reform on the way?SCOX was NEVER ABOUT PATENTSThe stillborn lawsuit is a contract dispute for "The SCO group." "The SCO Group" has never sued over software patents, with IBM. They have changed their story of "millions of lines of infringing code" but has never been...
- Tags: Great! Let, patent law, Big patent law
- Discussion threads 2008-02-19
- 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
- SCO legerdemain gives us Cattleback to worry about
- SCO legerdemain gives us Cattleback to worry aboutGet at least *some* of the facts rightThe only transfer to Cattleback was precisely 1 one patent -- not "unix patents." The patent in question has nothing to do with Unix, as it happens, and Caldera/SCOX have no Unix patents at this...
- Tags: Operating systems, Unix, patent, SCO Group Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-11-08
- Expect a settlement in Monsoon GPL suit
- Expect a settlement in Monsoon GPL suitTrack recordKeep in mind that to date, [b]all[/b] of the GPL-enforcement actions (save one [1]) have ended in settlements where the alleged violator simply arranges to be compliant and that's that. No damages asked or awarded; just "go and sin no more."Everybody walks...
- Tags: Litigation, OPEN SOURCE, SFLC, GPL, Monsoon, settlement
- Discussion threads 2007-09-22
- GPL will get its day in court
- GPL will get its day in courtSP?[i]Software Freedom Law Center SLFC[/i]Shouldn't that be SFLC not SLFC. You used the latter twice.I doubt they signed any contractPersonally, I don't think ANY company should be able to publish a contract and claim that it is valid. If we don't mutually agree...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, GPL, EULA, Monsoon
- Discussion threads 2007-09-21
- 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
- It's over as SCO files for bankruptcy protection
- It's over as SCO files for bankruptcy protectionTrusteeNo trustee in sight (yet.) SCOXQ has petitioned the Court to allow the present management to continue to operate the company without any outside trustee being appointed. This is apparently quite common in Chapter 11 cases; it's only in Chapter 7...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Litigation, His-Name, bankruptcy protection, SCO Group Inc., Novell Inc., bankruptcy
- Discussion threads 2007-09-15
- 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
- Can Microsoft get its $12 million back from SCO?
- Can Microsoft get its $12 million back from SCO?It's only $12 millionI would think they'd rather part with the $12 million than set precedent and have to refund Novell and others its protection money if it is ever shown that Novell's Linux does not infringe on MS patents.Why?They can make...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, SCO Group Inc., Microsoft Corp., Novell Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-08-13
- A comment about SCO/Novell
- A comment about SCO/NovellWhat goes around comes aroundSco's attack on Linux using baseless claims of Unix IP violations has come full circle. They've more or less put themselves out of business by betting on a FUD campaign founded on nothing more than wishful thinking.[the copyright issue really has nothing to...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, IBM Corp., SCO Group Inc., Linux, IP, Novell Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-08-12
- 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
- Microsoft appoints Linux interoperability chief
- Microsoft appoints Linux interoperability chiefYes, controversialThe idea of interoperability will indeed be verrry controversial, and downright blasphemous. How dare Microsoft recognize that they have to live with the existence of Linux in this world and thus make an effort to interoperate.Loverock, who seems to be absent these days, would...
- Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Linux, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-06-11
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