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  • SCO plans more Linux lawsuits

    Linux antagonist SCO Group vowed Tuesday to widen its legal battle against the open-source operating system, saying it intends to sue large-scale Linux users for copyright infringement.

  • SCO takes Linux licensing overseas

    Companies outside the United States that use Linux now face the threat of legal action from the SCO Group, following the announcement Wednesday that SCO's licenses are available worldwide.

  • Linux community scoffs at SCO's evidence

    As pictures of contested Linux code made their way around the Web, open-source enthusiasts scoffed at claims by The SCO Group that the code shows it has legal rights over parts of the popular operating system.

  • SuSE: SCO's Linux claims are curious

    SuSE Linux plans to continue honoring its commitments to UnitedLinux, despite allegations by SCO Group--a fellow founding member of the alliance--that Linux contains unauthorised intellectual property.

  • SCO's next target: SGI?

    SCO Group, which has sued IBM for more than US$3 billion for allegedly moving Unix code into Linux, may also have Silicon Graphics in its crosshairs.

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  • 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.

  • SCO takes aim at Linux users

    Unix copyrights in hand, SCO tells companies that licenses will keep them out of the courtroom.

  • SCO puts disputed code in the spotlight

    The SCO Group's legal battles against Linux took centre stage at the company's partner and customer conference, as executives displayed the lines of disputed code and vowed to continue the fight.

  • 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.

  • Microsoft-SCO: Fact and fiction

    Is Microsoft funding the SCO Group's legal fight against Linux? ZDNet hopes to shed some light and answer common questions swirling around the duo's relationship.

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