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  • Mixed rulings advance two SCO cases

    The SCO Group won two and lost two in its Unix-related lawsuits against IBM and Novell, with a federal judge issuing rulings that, among other things, granted SCO's request to delay the IBM trial.

  • Red Hat seeks to awaken SCO case

    Red Hat has asked a federal judge to reverse her decision to put its copyright-related lawsuit against the SCO Group on hold.

  • SCO rules out further court cases

    SCO, the US software vendor that has angered most of the open-source community with its claim that its proprietary Unix source code has been illegally copied into the Linux kernel, won't be launching any more lawsuits in the foreseeable future, according to chief executive Darl McBride.

  • SCO may expand Linux case soon

    The SCO Group soon may open another front in its legal battle against Linux by filing suit against a major hardware manufacturer in North America, a company executive said.

  • Judge slams SCO's lack of evidence against IBM

    A judge in the United States issued a damning indictment of SCO's case against IBM, citing the 'complete lack' of evidence, but did not grant a summary judgement in IBM's favour.

Features and Case Studies (49)

  • AutoZone wants SCO case put on hold

    AutoZone has asked a court to put a hold on the SCO Group's Linux lawsuit against it--a case that could have repercussions for any company using the open-source operating system.

  • Getting a glimpse at SCO's evidence

    In a quiet Las Vegas conference room, the company offers customers, partners and the merely curious the chance to view controversial Linux code for themselves.

  • Did SCO open Unix source code?

    Several organisations argue that SCO's shipment of a Linux product undermines its current attack on the operating system's intellectual-property underpinnings, but SCO says the argument is baseless.

  • SCO vs the Linux world...What's a Linux user to do?

    Commentary: SCO's lawsuit against IBM has sparked controversy in the open-source world - here are some things for Linux users to consider.

  • Linux community scoffs at SCO's evidence

    As pictures of contested Linux code make their way online, open-source enthusiasts are bashing The SCO Group for its claims that the code shows it has legal rights over the OS.

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