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This is what's wrong with the judicial system in America and elsewhere... Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:52:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Zifre) Comments If only the US had a "vexatious litigant" law http://www.osnews.com/thread?390084 http://www.osnews.com/thread?390084 Here in New Zealand, the legal system has the concept of a "vexatious litigant". This is a person (or, I believe, a company) that files legal proceedings (and I quote) - "habitually, persistently and without reasonable grounds". I think that the US legal system **desperately** needs to adopt this concept as well.

This document gives some background -
http://www.iombudsman.org.nz/pdfs/Attachment%2010.pdf

I am sure that in New Zealand, this farcical situation would have been thrown out YEARS ago, due to this "vexatious litigant" concept. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:06:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (obsidian) Comments RE: If only the US had a "vexatious litigant" law http://www.osnews.com/thread?390091 http://www.osnews.com/thread?390091
I am sure that in New Zealand, this farcical situation would have been thrown out YEARS ago, due to this "vexatious litigant" concept.


Not necessarily... the SCO case has mostly been characterised by just a few lawsuits, but ones which have just gone on and on, constant delays and endless appeals. It's certainly been a ridiculous affair, but I don't think it's not all that good a match for the concept you're talking about.

"Vexatious Litigant" orders usually apply to individuals who initiate suits over trivia, get shot down quickly in court, and then go and start a new one. Not so much to this kind of war of endless appeal. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:31:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Delgarde) Comments He should file suit against the board of directors http://www.osnews.com/thread?390103 http://www.osnews.com/thread?390103 Perhaps, Mr. McBride will file a lawsuit pleading wrongful termination and be the straw that breaks the camel's back, as the saying goes.

I had some respect for Ray Noorda and his chutzpah taking on Microsoft (as Caldera then) but this has gone way too far. They need to take whatever they have remaining and close the doors before they're kicked out of the building. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:01:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (bousozoku) Comments RE: Judicial System http://www.osnews.com/thread?390107 http://www.osnews.com/thread?390107
SCO just won't die!

'Tis the season. Rumor has it that Darl has left to launch a new career:

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Wish him luck?Edited 2009-10-20 01:06 UTC Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:04:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (sbergman27) Comments RE: He should file suit against the board of directors http://www.osnews.com/thread?390114 http://www.osnews.com/thread?390114 I was stuck in the waiting room at Midas for a couple of hours today having an inner tie rod replaced. And of course, it was equipped with a TV. Now... I absolutely hate TV. Being in the same room with one that is playing the sorts of trash that people watch today makes me feel like the Witch of the West must have after Dorothy threw the water on her. They were playing those "Judge Wapner meets Jerry Springer" trash "courtroom" adjudication programs. And yeah, the other customers were completely absorbed, making their opinions known about what should be done about the 23 year old girl suing her alcoholic mother for stealing her credit card(s) and maxing it (them) out. (There was some heated disagreement about the number of cards.) Etc. Etc. Etc. The trash TV droned on. And I retreated into an autistic cocoon as best I could, trying to ignore it.

But... looking at how the "judge" handled the situations, I have to wonder if I would not have preferred that these cases been handled by Judge Judy or whomever in one of their fake courtroom soundstages.

Typically, the "judge" sizes the situation up like you or I would. Not in some dry and abstract legal way that takes years and doesn't seem to mean much by the time the case is "resolved". But in a very practical, timely, and human way.

Let me tell you... Judge Perrino (or whatever her name was) would have taken Darl to task and sent him in for compulsory psychiatric treatment, pronto. (Pierce the corporate veil? I'm sure she keeps a box knife handy just for the purpose of cutting it to shreds.) She would have liquidated SCO in about 15 minutes. She would have awarded IBM, Novell, and Red Hat the proceeds. She would have indulged herself with a short soliloquy on the importance of integrity in business. And bemoaned the fact that she couldn't do anything about Chris Sontag and the others.

And the audience would have given her a standing ovation.

For that matter, so would I. In fact, I'd probably even buy the DVD. And for me, that's saying something.

But that didn't happen today. Just an endless parade of distasteful trash that doesn't matter to me. As opposed to the SCO-related parade of distasteful trash that does, of course.Edited 2009-10-20 02:04 UTC Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:50:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (sbergman27) Comments Darl McBride http://www.osnews.com/thread?390138 http://www.osnews.com/thread?390138 Karma has got into your way.

Your own insecurity and debility/incompetence has killed you.

You were a nice troll, we will miss you... well, not really.Edited 2009-10-20 07:11 UTC Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:03:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (diegoviola) Comments RE: Judicial System http://www.osnews.com/thread?390143 http://www.osnews.com/thread?390143
This is what's wrong with the judicial system in America and elsewhere...


I think you missed the part where all the legal fighting now is happening in SCO's bankruptcy resolution. Notwithstanding SCO's usual claim that they're going to keep on truckin' (they've always said that), the lawsuits they started are dead, this is now the end-game that we're in.

SCO just won't die!


They are a 'dead man walking', all thats left is to figure out how their assets will be divvied up to all the companies they owe... and thats whats happening right now.

Yea, it took a long time, but the final correct outcome is now just around the corner.

See the article for the bankruptcy judge's sarcastic comment about 'Waiting for Godot'. That spoke volumes to me... cue the fat lady, SCO is done and cooked. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:48:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Ed W. Cogburn) Comments RE: If only the US had a "vexatious litigant" law http://www.osnews.com/thread?390145 http://www.osnews.com/thread?390145 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vexatious_litigation

clearly such an advanced concept must only exist in more enlightened nations.

And as was mentioned before, it applies to frequency of litigation, not duration Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:05:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (MamiyaOtaru) Comments RE: Darl McBride http://www.osnews.com/thread?390167 http://www.osnews.com/thread?390167
Karma has got into your way. Your own insecurity and debility/incompetence has killed you.

Hardly. Bruce Perens hit the nail on the head in a comment over at lwn.net:

"The news I'd like to hear is that he and Ralph Yarro (SCO owner) are investigated, tried, stripped of their wealth, and incarcerated. What you have heard today is that a guy rich from kiting SCO's stock doesn't have to work any longer."Edited 2009-10-20 14:19 UTC Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:17:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (sbergman27) Comments RE[2]: Judicial System http://www.osnews.com/thread?390168 http://www.osnews.com/thread?390168
I think you missed the part where all the legal fighting now is happening in SCO's bankruptcy resolution. Notwithstanding SCO's usual claim that they're going to keep on truckin' (they've always said that), the lawsuits they started are dead, this is now the end-game that we're in.


SCO is in Chapter 11 bankrupcy. Although Chapter 11 can lead to liquidation in some cases (Circuit City), it's commonly known as "Reorganization Bankruptcy" and is a method used to weasel out of paying creditors - getting a fresh start as a 'new' company. If reorganization is successful SCO could cancel the old stock, issue new stock to raise capital, and continue business as usual. Northwest Airlines, KMart, and many other companies have emerged from Chapter 11 and continue business today. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:36:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Bobthearch) Comments Comment by polaris20 http://www.osnews.com/thread?390182 http://www.osnews.com/thread?390182 I can almost hear Novell's company ROFL-copter starting it's engine. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:58:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (polaris20) Comments Hah Hah HAH HAH HAH! http://www.osnews.com/thread?390185 http://www.osnews.com/thread?390185 So now that Chief MORON, darl mcbride has been voted off of sco island. The rest of the village idiots can continue re-construction of HQ... At the bottom of THE GREAT HOLE that mcbride built.

Sco is what happens when you put too many paranoid lunatics in the same room.
Village Idiots indeed...

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Patent-Trolls Destroy It.

;) Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:57:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Daemon_ZOGG) Comments RE: Hah Hah HAH HAH HAH! http://www.osnews.com/thread?390188 http://www.osnews.com/thread?390188 Hah Hah HAH HAH HAH!

Funny that many people here consider GNU to be also what happens when you put too many paranoid lunatics in the same room.

Village Idiots indeed...

;) Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:46:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (strcpy) Comments RE: Hah Hah HAH HAH HAH! http://www.osnews.com/thread?390189 http://www.osnews.com/thread?390189
So now that Chief MORON, darl mcbride has been voted off of sco island. The rest of the village idiots can continue re-construction of HQ... At the bottom of THE GREAT HOLE that mcbride built.

The "Chief Moron" likely made more money from SCO's maneuvers than most people make in their lifetimes. As likely did a number of the "village idiots". Caldera, Inc. (what we should really be calling the company) was scuttled in the process, of course. But that's how it goes with eggs and omelettes.

Darl and the gang may be amoral. They may lack the basic ethical fiber that most of us take for granted. But if you really think of them as idiots and morons, you haven't been keeping your eye on the ball.

One could, however, argue that sacrificing ethics and self-respect for money is unwise, and a bad bargain. What value and purpose is left after sacrificing integrity? What's the price tag on self respect?

Somehow, I doubt that Darl spends much time worrying about that, though. Which makes him a tragic character, of sorts. Not that I'm wasting any tears, understand. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:47:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (sbergman27) Comments RE[2]: Hah Hah HAH HAH HAH! http://www.osnews.com/thread?390196 http://www.osnews.com/thread?390196 Extremists are bad, regardless of their "religion"... Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:34:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (jgagnon) Comments Buh-bye Darl http://www.osnews.com/thread?390219 http://www.osnews.com/thread?390219 Please let the door hit him on the way out. =D Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:36:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Lazarus) Comments RE[2]: Hah Hah HAH HAH HAH! http://www.osnews.com/thread?390295 http://www.osnews.com/thread?390295 "Somehow, I doubt that Darl spends much time worrying about that, though."


Whenever people ask me how some amoral person or another looks in the mirror or how they can sleep at night, I always reply: "Most likely very easily." Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:50:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (wfreund) Comments RE[3]: Judicial System http://www.osnews.com/thread?390316 http://www.osnews.com/thread?390316
SCO is in Chapter 11 bankrupcy.


I know the difference. If you've been following this story (like on Groklaw) you'd know that SCO has tried everything they could to avoid liquidation (multiple reorg plans, buyout from a friendly), and all of the former have been shot down by the judge, and the latter fell through. The judge is now getting annoyed (the Godot sarcasm wasn't the first).

Dead man walking. Bank it. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:03:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Ed W. Cogburn) Comments A stupid muse http://www.osnews.com/thread?390368 http://www.osnews.com/thread?390368 SCO without Darl McBride
is like Apple without Steve Jobs
They better take the NeXT step..

[Wish it were a haiku] Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:34:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (FealDorf) Comments