SCO Fined in Munich For Linux Claims 436
nordi writes "heise.de reports (in German) that SCO Germany has to pay a fine of 10,000 Euros (~10,800 US$) because they kept on saying that Linux contains stolen intellectual property of SCO. In May a German court had decided that SCO Germany must not continue making those claims." Yes, it's auf Deutsch, so break out babelfish.
Re:We can only hope (Score:1, Funny)
Also, it gives us something to point to and say - "These guys have been fined by a judge for their lies. Take that, Shithead^H^H^H^H^H^HMcBride" :-)
All in all, this is great news.
Jesse Owens (Score:-1, Funny)
We know who the Nazis are in this. Let's hope the little penguin does a Jesse Owens and scoots right past them.
those +funny5 posts on slashdot (Score:-1, Funny)
Yeah, those +funny5 posts on slashdot are a real blast.
In other news (Score:5, Funny)
;)
Contempt of court? (Score:5, Funny)
Darl in a German prison. That thought makes me smile
What do you call 10,000 Euros? (Score:4, Funny)
bit like one of those "dead lawyer" jokes...
And the SCO Information Minister Says... (Score:3, Funny)
http://WeLoveTheSCOInformationMinister.org
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Re:And the SCO Information Minister Says... (Score:1, Funny)
on the stage during his SCO Forum keynote on Monday as proof that
his company had become more relevant in the high technology industry.
To McBride's surprise however,
endless ammounts of monopoly money started raining down on him.
Re:Not LSD! (Score:-1, Funny)
Or is that "Interesting" mod the actual result of a "live" slashbot moderator?
Re:We can only hope (Score:5, Funny)
GAOL !!!! (Score:0, Funny)
Re:We can only hope (Score:4, Funny)
$10,800 USD seems a bit low
On the contrary! That's 15.45 Linux desktop licenses. Hey, imagine a Beowulf cl--just kidding.
Re:Contempt of court? (Score:5, Funny)
First Scientology.... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:According to (Score:3, Funny)
Re:We can only hope (Score:4, Funny)
Well, $700 USD per CPU are nothing compared to German income tax
So if you sum everything up, surrendering to SCO might not be the worst outcome from a fiscal standpoint.
SCNR.
Re:greedy yanks (Score:1, Funny)
...or 10 days... (Score:1, Funny)
Don't drop the soap, Darl!
Re:We can only hope (Score:2, Funny)
Best Nelson Voice warming up... (Score:5, Funny)
It's only $10,000, but it is a start. I guess this means the Heise/Boies/McBride/Sontag/Stowell show is on hold, eh? Either that or the poor German SCO Mgr. is off to jail.
I can imagine this in Utah:
McB: What is barratry?
Sontaggie: I dunno, I only do what I am told.
McB: (muttering below breath) Stupid, yes-man, marketroid (now shouting...) Lawyer, get out there and put a spin on this - now!
H: Well, if we do anything, then they may rise the fines or put someone in jail in Germany...
McB: So? I am in Utah! I want to sue every German now! Put out a press release! We declare Germany in violation of our Intellectual property, and they hate Mormons too!
H: I don't know how our German employees will...
McB: Somebody better get this written and in the German papers by this afternoon too.
H: But..
McB: But what? I am in Utah dammit. Stupid German Courts can't touch me. Bill G. hisself is backing my play, so shut up and do as I tell ya.
The above parody is provided via the Not Ready For Evidenciary Players. We enjoy bringing you this daily laugh at the lives of some really screwed up people.
Bah... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:There is a funny game in Germany.. (Score:2, Funny)
Yes, it is a term used to describe a flawed entry in a bilingual dictionary. See: schadenfreude
Actually, Webster and other dictionaries do think schadenfreude [reference.com] is an English word taken from German, but what do they know?
Re:We can only hope (Score:3, Funny)
Re:f*cking slashdot... (Score:2, Funny)
(hope you like the translation)
Re:We can only hope (Score:1, Funny)