BayStar Sets Lawyers on SCO 377
myster0n writes "According to The Register: 'SCO's attempts to rescue its relationship with BayStar, its biggest backer, have come to naught. On Friday morning, Eastern time, SCO announced that the stock buyback deal it agreed with the unhappy investor had closed. Two hours and five minutes later, Baystar issued a statement saying that a) no it hadn't and b) we'll see you in court, matey.'" Thanks to The Reg for the write-up.
Obligatory Simpson's quote... (Score:5, Funny)
Baystar is canadian. (Score:5, Funny)
My favorite part (Score:5, Funny)
'SCO maintains that it has been a paragon of virtue and transparency throughout, and that everything it said publicly and privately is true. But, and this should come as no surprise, it won't had over the documents BayStar wants to see. It says this is to "protect the confidential and proprietary nature of the information" and to "avoid fostering speculation regardng its SCOsource business".'
Darl: Paragon of Virtue, Lifter of the Downtrodden, Scooper of the Pooper - He needs an action figure!!!!
Re:Baystar is canadian. (Score:5, Funny)
I really can't see what all the fuss is aboot
Two hours and five minutes (Score:5, Funny)
*gasp!* (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Two hours and five minutes (Score:3, Funny)
Dear Darl & Chris (Score:5, Funny)
It takes a big man to cry, it takes an even bigger man to laugh at that man.
Jack Handey
Re:My favorite part (Score:1, Funny)
>Darl: Paragon of Virtue, Lifter of the Downtrodden, Scooper of the Pooper - He needs an action figure!!!!
Action Brothers!
"IBM clearly did contribute a lot of the Unix-related information into Linux. We just don't know what it is." -- Kevin McBride, adressing the judge.
Action Kevin: The Caped Legal Mastermind
So does SCO even have any friends now? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Baystar is canadian. (Score:5, Funny)
It should be "We'll see you in court, you hosers."
Re:Baystar is canadian. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Baystar is canadian. (Score:3, Funny)
Slashdot being a US site, should therefore translate it again to "We'll see you in court, sucka"
Missing Foot Icon (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Obligatory Simpson's quote... (Score:5, Funny)
"Release the hounds!" (Mr. Burns) might be more appropriate.
Yes - three (Score:1, Funny)
Of course they do:
1. Microsoft.
2. Sun.
3. Satan.
Microsoft and Sun have invested in SCO's efforts via licenses, so it's unlikely they'll ever sue SCO.
Satan, on the otherhand, is a lawyer. They really don't want to piss him off. With SCO's track record, I suspect it's only a matter of time though.
Re:My favorite part (Score:2, Funny)
Obligatory Family Guy quote... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Obligatory Simpson's quote... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Baystar is canadian. (Score:2, Funny)
the sound you are hearing (Score:3, Funny)
That's the masthead... (Score:3, Funny)
Epitaph (Score:2, Funny)
I love the smell of corporate litigation in the morning.
I wonder what the epitaph will read?
Here lies SCO
I wonder why
They had to hire
that bastard guy.
A note to all
who pass them by
Their last words
"Why did we even try...."
You've got it all wrong (Score:3, Funny)
What the fuck? (Score:3, Funny)
"Don't worry about it Ricky, it has to do with the Internet."
"The what?"
"The Internet, Ricky. You know, the Internet?"
"Where the FUCK is Corey and Trevor? I told those fuckin idiots to be back here an hour ago. My fuckin weed plants need to be guarded and the cats have all run away. Fuckin idiots."
"Ahh fuck, here comes Lahey. Who the FUCK is that in the car with him? That's not Randy."
"Hello, gentlemen. My name is Darl. Apparently you are using linux here in the trailer park, and I want to talk to you about our intellectual property rights, and how they might be applicable to you."
"What the fuck is he saying, Julian?"
"I dunno, Ricky. Bubbles?"
"No fuckin idea, but I don't like the looks of him."
"Me neither, Bubs. Ricky, you have permission to do whatever you want to this sheister."
"You fuckin heard the man, Darl. Julian said."
WHAMMO!!
"How's that for pintoflectual flights!!"
Re:To Quote... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Obligatory Simpson's quote... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:What an abysmal state to be in (Score:4, Funny)
Prev Close: 4.20
I think that is quite telling, considering the company, and probably the source of their business strategy.
SCO really loves OSS (Score:3, Funny)
Other enhancements to the SCO OpenServer 5.0.7 update include:
Mozilla Web browser 1.6 adds new features including tabbed browsing, pop-up blocking, and PDF support
User-Level threads increases application availability
Squid Web Proxy Cache 2.5STABLE5 with expanded authentication schemes, optimizes searching, SSL gatewaying, and more
DVD/CD recording and enhanced printer support
Perl 5.8.4
Supplemental graphics, Web and X11 libraries
Apache HTTP Server 1.3.31
OpenSSH 3.8p1
BIND 8.4.4
The reason it took so long (Score:5, Funny)
Clippy kept popping up with things like "It looks like you're preparing to sue one of Microsoft's business partners, are you sure you don't want to reconsider" and escalating to "You are making Uncle Bill VERY unhappy."
It finally crashed and sent an "Error Report" with the full text to Microsoft headquarters.
In the end they just installed OpenOffice and finished.
Most of the two hours was downloading the OpenOffice install.
Re:Baystar is canadian. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:You've got it all wrong (Score:3, Funny)
Re:My favorite part (Score:4, Funny)
Welcome Darl, I am Hawkwind, Seer of Souls. I see that which is within thee and drives thee to deeds of good or evil...
Hawkwind asks: What other path seeks clarity?For what path dost thou seek enlightenment?
Honesty
Thou art a thief and a scoundrel. Thou may not ever become an Avatar!
Hawkwind asks: What other path seeks clarity?
Honor
Thou art a cad and a bounder. Thy presence is an affront. Thou art low as a slug!
Hawkwind asks: What other path seeks clarity?
Humility
Thou art too proud of thy little deeds. Humility is the root of all Virtue!
Justice
Thou art cruel and unjust. In time thou will suffer for thy crimes!
Etc, etc... you get the idea.
Re:Obligatory All Your Base Reference (Score:3, Funny)
In A.D. 2004
War was beginning.
BayStar: What happen ?
Investor: Somebody set up us the SCO shares.
BayStar's Lawyer: We get phone call.
BayStar: What !
BayStar's Lawyer: Main phone turn on.
BayStar: It's You !!
Darl: How are you gentlemen !!
Darl: All your share are belong to us.
Darl: You are on the way to bankruptcy.
BayStar: What you say !!
Darl: You have no chance to survive make your trade.
Darl: HA HA HA HA
BayStar: Take off every lawsuit !!
BayStar: You know what you doing.
BayStar: Move lawsuit.
BayStar: For great justice.
Re:how far? (Score:3, Funny)
I see. And what (exactly) are your contingency plans for when monkeys fly out of your butt?
You did say that everybody need contingency plans. Please share yours with the group; I for one am extremely interested.
How about if it starts raining cows tomorrow? Not just a couple, but thousands and thousands of cows in the span of a few minutes.
Surely you have a contingency plan for that too, right?
Re:The reason it took so long (Score:3, Funny)