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Santa Cruz Operation*. It sounds like a warfare tactics thing, heh.
by mahouse 12y ago
Santa Cruz Operation*. It sounds like a warfare tactics thing, heh.
- fnordfnordfnord 12y agoYou must have been a client, too. Brings back old memories. Also, have a look at the Groklaw archives if you haven't: http://www.groklaw.net/staticpages/index.php?page=20061212211835541 http://www.groklaw.net/staticpages/index.php?page=2006121221...
- vollmond 12y agoIIRC, Groklaw was created specifically to archive/translate/simplify the SCO litigation, right?
- noir_lord 12y agoYep and it was a truly amazing and fascinating resource writing about a fascinating case.
- quesera 12y agoWrong SCO. Caldera renamed themselves The SCO Group after acquiring the name and trademark from The Santa Cruz Operation in 2001. Later, things went south and the new SCO(G) turned litigious. The original SCO was not responsible for the later shenanigans, and it was painful to see their name dragged through the mud. See also: Cingular -> AT&T
- maxerickson 12y agoWho is dragging what through the mud with Cingular and AT&T?
- dominicgs 12y agoI was once told that the name was chosen to make it easier to cold call potential customers. Saying "Hi, this is Dave from the Santa Cruz Operation" was designed to fool people in to thinking that it was an internal call from another branch of the same organisation. I have no idea if this is true, it's probably completely apocryphal, but it's a nice hack if it's true.
- TazeTSchnitzel 12y agoThat was what I thought when I read the homepage. Sounds like a Pizza Hut branch.