The next chapter in the Merkey saga [LWN.net]

The next chapter in the Merkey saga

Posted Jun 22, 2005 14:30 UTC (Wed) by sbergman27 (subscriber, #10767)
Parent article: The next chapter in the Merkey saga

OK, so does anyone know what the actual procedure is now? i.e. can any wingnut file a baseless lawsuit against others with the sole intent of being a nuisance, and actually have it work. Is there any preliminary proceding to filter out the hotheads that just file a suit because someone criticized them in chat room somewhere on the internet?

There is, of course no way that said wingnut will win. But it can still be an inconvenience to (and a wrong against) the innocent parties.

Frankly, I think that the defendants that I am familiar with would have more class than to counter-sue. And it wastes their time, though I doubt anyone is actually worried. The thing about Jeff is that for all the bluster, he is at worst a damned nuisance, but essentially harmless.

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The next chapter in the Merkey saga

Posted Jun 22, 2005 14:38 UTC (Wed) by sbergman27 (subscriber, #10767) [Link]

One other thing. I didn't really have an opinion on the matter before. But I wonder if Jeff really *is* working for SCO? It certainly fits fits the pattern.

(Don't bother to answer, Jeff. Your credibility is zilch.)

The next chapter in the Merkey saga

Posted Jun 22, 2005 18:49 UTC (Wed) by wilreichert (subscriber, #17680) [Link]

Yeah, this is all just an evil plot to make the SCO suits seem reasonable. In comparison, they almost seem to be. Almost.

Just another company to sink

Posted Jun 22, 2005 23:07 UTC (Wed) by man_ls (subscriber, #15091) [Link]

Scholars around the US will surely be wondering: how could this computer-illiterate deluded guy become Chief Scientist at a huge company? They will then remember the decline of fortunes at Novell, their brains will add 1+1, and they will be enlightened.

Now let's take this Merkey-SCO relationship. Up until this point we had to look at a certain windy path between O'Gara (mentioned in the complaint), McBride, SCO, this Merkey and Microsoft; specifically against the GPL, Groklaw and PJ. But with our new enlightenment we can take a look at the path taken by Caldera and watch their downwards spiral.

As an alternative we might assume that there is a different agent of "bad luck" (others would call it "plain sheer incompetence") at work at SCO; but assuming that there are two similar guys in the area is too much, right?