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  • SCO's soap opera

    The SCO Group's legal foray against Linux users has angered open-source advocates and created looming liability problems for thousands of corporations.

  • Novell offers legal protection for Linux

    Novell expects this week to begin offering SuSE Linux customers some legal protection for using the open-source operating system, the fourth legal umbrella to emerge from a computing industry grappling with legal threats brought by SCO Group.

  • Aust open source drama echoes SCO fight

    Australian courts may soon host a legal drama reminiscent of the open source legal watershed brought about when SCO's sued IBM for allegedly misappropriating its Unix intellectual property and distributing it with Linux.

  • Palmtop computing: Suiting corporate needs

    No longer simply digital organisers, these latest handheld devices offer significant computing power and convenience.

Features and Case Studies (1)

  • Why open source is bad for Australia

    Open source is actually anti-industry, and protecting it is not in Australia's interests, says one industry observer. Additional reading: Why one Norwegian city switched to Linux

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