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FUDMachine SCO

One would think that SCO would eventually understand the signs of the times - but that is not the case.

SCO probably sealed soon

Clear signs of dissolution at SCO. Not only are they almost bankrupt:

Without new capital, as shown by the financial figures now presented, the SCO Group would be threatened with bankruptcy.

They are also betting on the dead horse Unix-on-Handhelds:

SCO CEO Darl McBride expressed optimism when presenting the figures. Business would improve again because the focus is on the further development of Unix. McBride's greatest hopes lie in the new technology that SCO has outlined under the name "Me Inc." and which should soon be market-ready. In the conference call on the quarterly figures, McBride described Me Inc. as a Unix-based technology platform for handhelds and digital lifestyle products.

With this strategy, many manufacturers have already left the market - the handheld market itself is massively threatened by smartphones and what remains of the market is dominated by established players who will certainly be very enthusiastic about an SCO desperately looking for a market there. The market is absolutely promising for newcomers, as the various burst dreams of recent times show.

SCO-Patent-Fallout?

Speculation is rife that a lawsuit by an eFax company against competitors for using Asterisk could be related to SCO and all the nonsense surrounding it:

Now, Groklaw is speculating about the extent to which the move could be a general patent attack on free software. The reason for this is a close connection between the SCO Group and j2. Among the supporters of the software company, which has been in a heated dispute over intellectual property in Linux components, particularly with IBM, for a long time, is the investment firm Krevlin Advisors. It is also a major shareholder in j2.

But even if there's nothing to the rumors, the whole thing will certainly be idiotic and annoying again - and yet another proof that software patents and business method patents are utter nonsense. In any case, Asterisk (essentially a telephone system implemented in software) could soon become another battleground - if only because it may appear as a threat to one or another manufacturer of smaller telephone systems. And the market for telephone systems is, after all, characterized by very strange sales strategies and even stranger contractual situations (not without reason, telephone system maintenance contracts are occasionally declared invalid for violating good morals).

And now, Mr. McBride?

Shit hits Fan for SCO:

A: There was a release of SCO LinuxWare release 7.1.2 that included the Linux kernel personality and SCO Linux-release 7.1.3 included the Linux kernel personality. At first when it first shipped it did include the Linux kernel packages which were subsequently removed.

I find this somehow fitting when SCO is caught using the Linux kernel - which is under GPL - in their products at least temporarily and delivered with them. Could be one reason why they are now trying to denounce the GPL as un-American and unconstitutional.

Hand Darl McBride the Frog Pills

Here's the translated Markdown body:

now he's really going off the deep end:

In detail, McBride lists ten points that speak for SCO and against Linux. Thus, OpenServer is supposedly much cheaper than Linux systems that work with hidden annual licenses, has a superior kernel, and offers significantly higher security than Linux systems where security gaps remain open for weeks. McBride repeatedly emphasizes that his company owns Unix and, for this reason, enjoys greater trust among customers. Furthermore, SCO, as the owner, ensures that there are no splinter groups of incompatible system variants.

Rarely seen such a compact block of bullshit

Novell will go for SCO's throat

And their considerations on the legal situation would - if they were to hold up in court - really deliver a significant blow to SCO.

The whole SCO-Linux movie is quite exciting, but quite honestly: the lengths between the action scenes are a bit exaggerated.

SCO trips over its own feet

At least that's how it seems when there is an email about No 'smoking gun' in Linux code.

The e-mail, which was sent to SCO Group CEO Darl McBride by a senior vice president at the company, forwards an e-mail from a SCO engineer. In the Aug. 13, 2002, e-mail, engineer Michael Davidson said "At the end, we had found absolutely nothing ie (sic) no evidence of any copyright infringement whatsoever."

The email has been known for some time but has only now been published - previously it was still under seal as part of the court records. Quite embarrassing for SCO when the sad details gradually come to light. Especially embarrassing: SCO argues with the same consultant who apparently found nothing here but previously claimed there was identical code. Somehow, SCO should get its argumentation in order soon, otherwise the whole lie and extortion won't last in the long run ...

SCO vs. Linux: SCO findet IBMs Code-Forderungen unzumutbar

SCO vs. Linux: SCO findet IBMs Code-Forderungen unzumutbar. Putzig - selber nach Code schreien, aber den eigenen nicht rausgeben können. Und wenn die tatsächlich durch die Herausgabe ihres eigenen Codes so blockiert würden - wie wollen die dann die ungleich grösseren Mengen Code von IBM sichten? Das den SCO-Leuten das ganze Heckmeck nicht peinlich ist ...

SCO vs. Linux: SCO bekommt weiteres Material

Die auf den ersten Blick etwas seltsame Entscheidung der Richterin im Prozess SCO vs. IBM wird - wie üblich - von Groklaw erklärt. Die Rolle der Richterin ist eben nicht die Klärung wer Recht hat - das ist ein anderer Richter. Ihr Job ist nur dafür zu sorgen das alle Beteiligten alles relevante Material auf den Tisch legen. Es geht also alleine um die Ermittlungsunterlagen. Trotzdem ist das ganze natürlich wieder die nervige Verzögerungstaktik von SCO am Werk. Aber eben nicht der grosse Zwischenerfolg für SCO als das man das ganze evtl. sehen könnte.