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  • 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.

  • RealNetworks pushes copyright initiative

    Streaming-media giant RealNetworks has unveiled new technology intended to promote the legal use of copyrighted material over the Web.

  • UPDATE: Linus Torvalds claims SCO 'smoking gun' backfires

    SCO's display of code it alleges was copied into the Linux kernel by IBM -- a piece of evidence critical to its US$3 billion lawsuit against Big Blue -- has come under fire from Linux advocates who claim the code shown was released under an open-source licence several years ago.

  • Big Blue files counterclaims against SCO

    IBM on Thursday filed counterclaims against the SCO Group in the continuing legal battle over the Linux operating system.

  • All shook up in Linux land

    The balance of Linux power shifted Tuesday, with Novell announcing an IBM-assisted plan to acquire SuSE Linux.

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  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • High alert for open source?

    Lines from Unix's source code have been copied into the heart of Linux, sometimes exactly and sometimes in a modified form designed to disguise their origin, SCO Group Chief Executive Darl McBride said Thursday.

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