Some bits from the Complaint [LWN.net]

Some bits from the Complaint

Posted Jun 22, 2005 6:02 UTC (Wed) by burki99 (subscriber, #17149)
Parent article: The next chapter in the Merkey saga

if this was a comedy and not real life, i wouldn't mind seeing the show:

27. Defendants Groklaw.com and Groklaw.net (Groklaw) are Internet websites which are alter-egos of Pamela Jones and are operated by Pamela Jones and hosted by the University of North Carolina. These websites are extreme right-wing and, among other things, seem to predominantly promote messages of hatred and violence directed against members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) , and against business entities who employee, are funded by, owned by, or operated by Mormons. These websites also attack other groups who support or espouse cherished beliefs or positive views of Native American Society, Culture, and Spirituality.
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32. Defendant slashdot.org is an far-right wing Internet news website that posts libelous and defamatory content and is used by Open Source Community members to anonymously post hate speech, death threats, threats to murder and promotes and advocates acts of domestic terrorism within the United States. The address and location of defendants is believed to be within the State of California, but is unknown at the present time.
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42. Much of the activities of Linux and OSS have served to create a funneling system allowing sensitive and advanced technology created by computer technology companies in the United States to be illegally exported out of the United States and into the hands of the citizens of other countries.
43. As a result of these activities, a large portion of US technology has been unwittingly placed into the hands of various groups around the world, including Al-Queda, and other groups who sponsor international terrorism.

that was the time i stopped reading. don't think a judge will bear it much longer. otherwise something is really rotten in the state of utah.

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Some bits from the Complaint

Posted Jun 22, 2005 6:08 UTC (Wed) by burki99 (subscriber, #17149) [Link]

& when you think it can't get any worse, you're dead wrong:
46. The beheading and murder of United States Citizens in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and other countries have been videotaped, converted to MPEG and other images for viewing on the public Internet through the use of OSS and Linux software and computer technology developed and purloined by Linux and OSS members and illegally exported from the United States.
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88. All of the executives involved with the exception of Eric Schmidt resigned and left the company under mysterious circumstances. Based upon their rapid and sudden departures, the only logical conclusion is that they were fired by Novell's Board of Directors and Eric Schmidt. Eric Schmidt also was reported to have been fired by Novell's Board of Directors on several news sites, for, among other things, viewing Internet pornography with Novell equipment and Novell facilities.
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I hereby swear and affirm that the statements made in the foregoing Complaint are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and ability.
______________________________
Jeffrey V. Merkey

More bits from the Complaint

Posted Jun 22, 2005 7:30 UTC (Wed) by man_ls (subscriber, #15091) [Link]

Right now I am feeling some Merkey-envy. If I was able to write such absurd humor, I would try to make a living from it:

59. OSS and Linux responded in a venomous manner to this proposal and while many members accepted the proposal, Perens, OSRM, and Groklaw and those acting in concert with them opposed it, and used their influence with OSS and Linux members by posting messages through the public Internet to defame and threaten Plaintiff through a variety of means, such as threats of: murder, violence, death, oppression, mob mentality, intentional infliction of emotional distress, terror, defamation, identify theft, character assassination, tortious interference, negligent misrepresentation, threats to murder or firebomb the homes of individuals, and threats to overthrow governmental systems.

Incredible. The "threats of [...] mob mentality" are especially dangerous. "You either pay, or you will start breaking the china yourself".

Also, it has a lot of typos. For example, I did not understand this sentence at first:

56. Almost all of the companies, groups, and individuals attacked on the Groklaw websites and by Pamela Jones are [...] business entities who employee, are funded by, owned by, or operated by Mormons.

I then realized there was a typo: religion has nothing to do with the paragraph, it should read "Morons".

Right wing? Groklaw?

Posted Jun 22, 2005 6:16 UTC (Wed) by ringerc (subscriber, #3071) [Link]

The suggestion that Groklaw, of all things, is right wing is pretty funny.

Opinionated, often a bit extreme, yes. Biased, extremely. Unreasonable, perhaps. Right wing ... *dies of laughter*.

Right wing? Groklaw?

Posted Jun 22, 2005 6:38 UTC (Wed) by qu1j0t3 (guest, #25786) [Link]

Yes, that is a most absurd falsity. Life is too short to read the whole "complaint", even I am not that starved for entertainment. Seems that Merkey has at last found a scapegoat for everything in the universe that bothers him. (Although I have been guilty at times of giving M$ that role in moments of irritation. I just don't file convoluted lawsuits enshrining it.)

Other words that might describe Groklaw are: Essential. Valuable. Inspiring.