Australian Firm Asks SCO To Detail Evidence 488
An anonymous reader submits A Perth, Western Australian company called CyberKnights has told SCO ANZ's MD to detail its IP claims or face legal action for fraud. SCO has just released licenses for Australasia and claims enquiries by several companies already."
Let's get all the one-liners out at once... (Score:1, Funny)
SCO: (Score:5, Funny)
See, look what a swimsuit photo shoot can do... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:criminals (Score:5, Funny)
We could only hope.
Inquires? ya right (Score:4, Funny)
Sure something like
"You do know where you can shove that license - don't you?" (Said with australian accent of course)
next week, on Animal Planet... (Score:5, Funny)
*whispering* Now, we're about to see the rare American FUD-monkey! It seldom shows its face down under, but it's very dangerous when unprovoked and somehow convinced that it owns, well...everything.
*DARL hops out from behind a bush* Crikey! That'll take your arm clean off!! *he shoots a tranquilizer dart at the DARL*
*high pitched shrieking ensues. the call of the DARL sounds remarkably like the words "pump-and-dump" repeated over and over*
Remember (Score:3, Funny)
A dozen enquiries? (Score:5, Funny)
A dozen enquiries, the article says. I'd like to know who's asking about this IP "licensing" plan, since I'm thinking of selling the Sydney Harbour Bridge, which I inherited via my uncle, and was looking for someone in Australia to buy it.
Re:ACCC (Score:3, Funny)
I think you'll find they're misunderestimafying. Yes I'm being a smart-ass. [reference.com]
Give Darl a call (Score:5, Funny)
"...we are currently exploring workable methods for becoming big while remaining small...
Well, you could always dredge up some code you wrote years ago, grep through an OSS source tree until you find a partial match and then issue ridiculous demands for outrageously expensive licenses...
Argh, booby-trapped web page (Score:5, Funny)
It's like this (Score:5, Funny)
SCO: "The one where you pay us loads, and carry on as usual?"
Caller: "We have a better idea."
SCO: "Yes..."
Caller: "We give you the finger, and you go back to Utah."
A Kiwi.
Re:Fee (Score:1, Funny)
Don't ask for proof of my copyrights, because you obviously don't need proof. After all, $666 isn't that much, is it?
Humour: SCO & Kiwis (Score:4, Funny)
They can both shove their bills up their arse.
Vik
Tune In Tomorrow... (Score:2, Funny)
Brought to you by a cheap, self-loving plug... [temperededge.com]
SCO inquiries (Score:3, Funny)
I'll bet SCO has had some inquiries. But more along the lines of: "Where in the fsck do you get off?"
Re:What does... (Score:3, Funny)
As originally designed and flown (they may have changed it since), in the Shuttle toilet the, ah, excrement is supposed to hit the, um, rotary impeller blades.
(Yes, really. Actually called slinger blades -- slings the stuff against the walls of the waste compartment which is then (well, after the user is done) vented to vacuum to dry the stuff. Problem is/was, the dried stuff has zero structural integrity and a couple days into the mission you end up with a fine brown powder floating everywhere...)
Re:criminals (Score:5, Funny)
Otherwise, our prez would be in jail [duck]
Re:Let's get all the one-liners out at once... (Score:5, Funny)
It figures that it'd finally get tried in Austraila...
...because Darl knows his only chance is a kangaroo court!
Ba dump bump! I'll be here all week, be sure to try the buffet.
Weaselmancer
Giv'im tha BOOT! (Score:3, Funny)
Does this mean that, when Darl and co. are found guilty of being lying bastards, that someone gets to kick him in the ass with a boot? [snpp.com]
Now thats something i'd pay $699 for!
Yet More "queries" for SCO (Score:5, Funny)
- Why on earth would I buy a license for Linux when all you've offered me is unsubstantiated claims?
- What part of the legal terms fraud [wikipedia.org] and barratry [wikipedia.org] do your lawyers not understand?
- What makes you so sure you're going to get away with this?
- Exactly what kind of a game do you think you're playing, mister?
- Last week you were trying to sell me some bridge. This week you want to sell me a license for Linux. Is there no end to this madness?
- What! No Lube?
- Et Tu, Brute?
And, of course, the ever popular:Re:Yeah, but at least you'll have the last laugh.. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:next week, on Animal Planet... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:OT: Tourists (Score:3, Funny)
Heeding my advice, they all immediately switched to Heineken and I gave up trying.
Re:See, look what a swimsuit photo shoot can do... (Score:3, Funny)
Do we really want to see that?
Depends.. how long would they hold him under?
Re:criminals (Score:3, Funny)
Besides, it's a fricking joke.
Re:Humour: SCO & Kiwis - them's fighting words (Score:2, Funny)
The number one objective for any decent Kiwi, on meeting an Australian is to put them in their place - forget American politics, SCO, Microsoft, or any such minor problems.
However, should any other Tin-Pot country, such as America, were to attack Australia. Then, by mutual aggreement, Australia and New Zealand would reform the ANZAC brigades to see off the external threat - in fact, the remaining New Zealanders not already in Australia, would go to Australia to defend it.
Be warned. Rubbishing Australians is the sole perogative of the Kiwi's - if anyone else joins in, we reserve the right to jointly attack them!
As for the poster I'm replying to, he should applogise and refrain from attacking his betters. This means he is free, and encouraged, to pick on Bush, Blair, or any of their minions.
To return to topic: there is more truth in the above statements than seen in any of SCO's press releases...
My thoughts (Score:3, Funny)
That being said, I await the day that I get an invoice from them to submit to my attorney.