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    A few years ago, releasing once-secret source code to the public would have been a highly unusual first move for a company with a newly acquired software product line.

  • Linux license overhaul - don't hold your breath

    The snowballing success of Linux has attracted involvement from all corners of the computing realm - but the breadth of that interest is expected to complicate a revision of the software's legal underpinnings.

  • Fact and fiction in the Microsoft-SCO relationship

    The SCO Group's legal actions against Linux have shed light on the inner workings of the open-source programming project and on the operations of a company desperate to survive. They've also created a cottage industry for conspiracy theorists over Microsoft's role in the affair.

  • Open source code detection tool launched

    Black Duck has launched an application designed to spot open-source code in proprietary software -- and make sure companies don't get into legal hot water.

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