Settling SCOres 460
Israel Pattison writes "The Inquirer is reporting that someone in Germany is claiming to have viewed the SCO-alleged infringing Linux source code without having to sign a NDA. The person gives details about the code that was presented, but the translation-by-software is difficult to follow." The story also includes a link to a human translation; maybe some Slashdot reader can do better. Also in the news is a story about a kernel developer getting uppity with SCO, as well he might.
I fail to understand (Score:3, Funny)
SCO is so stupid (Score:3, Funny)
erm wait.....1.5 billion.....we are worth 200 million if we throw in the coffie pot...shit were dead.
Perhaps (Score:2, Funny)
Yes, that's what we've been missing! (Score:5, Funny)
Anyway, you've got to love a publication that tells you, "Here's a machine translation (containing lines like "In the concrete implementation there are not however so many differences that a proof of the same origin will become difficult, although reliably not possibly.") and, oh, there's also a human translation, too."
Re:I fail to understand (Score:2, Funny)
IN SOVIET RUSSIA (Score:0, Funny)
Wow, already? (Score:5, Funny)
Puns (Score:5, Funny)
Maybe this should be a slashdot poll:
SCO wrapup story titles should be:
Re:grep sco /usr/share/dict/words (Score:1, Funny)
You can see the code too ! (Score:5, Funny)
Give yourself a few days to read the whole kernel source code and have your ass sued by SCO for having read their source code without NDA.
translation (Score:5, Funny)
Re:IN SOVIET RUSSIA (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Wow, already? (Score:5, Funny)
But it has to be that way 'cause that's how we now measure the lifetime of SCO.
O.J? (Score:5, Funny)
(No lame glove references please.)
Exactly. (Score:2, Funny)
Short sell SCO's stock instead.
Re:grep sco /usr/share/dict/words (Score:5, Funny)
Re:SCO code =Bad chop job? (Score:5, Funny)
I never WRITE comments as such, I extract previosuly used ones from Unixware and fit them into my code as best I can. I thought everyone did that...
Re:O.J? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Puns (Score:4, Funny)
SCO's real objection (Score:5, Funny)
Our primary means of revenue is licensing of our source code. The jokes are the only significant value of this source. As events of the last few months have shown, ridicule and laughter are what makes our company great. By shamefully incorporating the jokes into an open source product, IBM has removed the only rational reason why anyone would pay to license our IP. Our copying of large sections of the Linux code into our own products is irrelevent to the discussion because we deliberately removed any good jokes in the process.
Why are Lindon, Utah's streets lined with trees? (Score:2, Funny)
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Q: Who is Darl McBride's future roomy?
A: Samuel Waksal
Re:O.J? (Score:4, Funny)
Fair enough.
"If our code's in it, you can't acquit".
"No SCO IP unless you pay the fee".
"Computers running stolen code will cost you another $50 per node".
Re:SCO code =Bad chop job? (Score:5, Funny)
Comments in haiku
Not for any good reason
I was simply bored
*/
Where on earth did they get. . . (Score:5, Funny)
KFG
Re:Where on earth did they get. . . (Score:4, Funny)
Re:please (Score:5, Funny)
Hah! Speak for yourself. I've got the whole Linux scheduler memorized. I'm working on the character device drivers next. So there!...
sigh... I really need a girl.
Re:SCO code =Bad chop job? (Score:5, Funny)
Except for members of the opposit sex.
What ever happened to "Real programers don't comment code. If it was hard to write, it should be hard to read and even harder to fix."?
Re:Line numbers please? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Where can I get the Unix System V source? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Linus' stuff? (Score:5, Funny)
Hello, my name is Ingo Molnar. You stole my sched.c source code. Prepare to die.
Damn I'm lame.
Re:SCO code =Bad chop job? (Score:5, Funny)
I stalk the rest.
I comment on all of it..
15-Jun-2003 22:27
Re: Mine isn't. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:my /usr/share/dict/words is bigger ! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:SCO fsck yourself. (Score:5, Funny)
Perhaps they'll be presenting more detailed evidence in court...or perhaps they're busy researching proper dates to fill their changelogs with?
The thing that gets me is the part about comments, including programmers' jokes, matching verbatim; yet the lines of code they where attached too where substantially different in most cases. Again, this could mean improper reverse-engeneering technique on the part of a Linux contributor (a simple open file and re-write the code as you go), but if this where true, wouldn't the comments be erased with the code you're attempting to emulate? Why would you leave the exact comments there? If you where re-writing the code, why would you type a line of code and then copy the comments from the old code but erase the code itself? The only possible answer is sabotage, and I wouldn't rule that out, either.
However, I'm thinking the popular
<DRAMATIZATION> </DRAMATIZATION>
Either way, I don't think SCO would have enough feet to shoot itself in if it was a centipede. Time will tell, but that might not be nessisary.
(PS: Pardon if my pointer arithmetic code isn't syntactically sound...it's been a long time since I've written any code D-: )
I apologize in advance for this one... (Score:5, Funny)
16-Jun-2003 11:05 // Took Mary Jane to the vet for her annual check-up. I hope the doc can't tell.