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Novell challenges SCO's Unix claims (CBS MarketWatch)

Novell challenges SCO's Unix claims (CBS MarketWatch)

Posted May 29, 2003 1:53 UTC (Thu) by surazal (guest, #11502)
Parent article: Novell challenges SCO's Unix claims (CBS MarketWatch)

NEWS FLASH (humor alert!): SCO threatens to sue Linus Torvalds, Alan Cox, Theordor Roosevelt, Gengis Kahn, lampshade sitting in corner, Thor the Thunder God, several undiscovered quasars lying at edge of universe, concept of virtue, and four of the eleven "hidden" dimensions of the Universe theorized by the standard model proposed by physicists specializing in cosmology for IP, patent infringement.

May 28, 2003: SCO today has revealed plans today to sue at least several dozen people, companies, inanimate objects, stellar objects, abstract mathematical and philosophical concepts, and mythical gods over what it calls "blantent disregard for SCO's intellectual property rights". Many were dumbfounded at SCO's claims, including laywers at IBM. Most of them had expressed confusion since the concept of virture, one of SCO's targets in the proposed lawsuit, was unknown to many lawyers.

"I didn't think it was possible to sue four of the eleven 'hidden' dimensions of the Universe theorized by the standard model proposed by physicists specializing in cosmology", said one anonymous source from IBM. "According to SCO's logic, there's money to be made there."

"Hmmmm..." added the source, "I'd better look into that to see if there really is any money to be made there." The anonymous source from IBM then disappeared in a puff of logic.


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