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  • SCO dismisses leaked MS funding memo

    The SCO Group dismissed a leaked memo that connected Microsoft to US$86 million in investments in the company, saying the author of the e-mail misunderstood the venture deal.

  • Microsoft cracks down on source code traders

    Microsoft has sent several letters to people known to have posted Windows source code on the Internet, warning them to stop offering the files and erase any copies.

  • UPDATE: New virus infects PCs, whacks SCO

    A mass-mailing virus quickly spread through the Internet on Monday, compromising computers so that they attack the SCO Group's Web server with a flood of data on Feb. 1, according to antivirus companies.

  • Gloomy forecast for MyDoom fallout

    The mass-mailing MyDoom virus has become the fastest spreading program to date and the damage could continue for months or years.

  • Shades of Grey - hacking on the edge of the law

    Why is it that "Gray hat" hackers, neither corporate pros nor havoc wreakers, are increasingly falling on the wrong side of the law?

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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

  • 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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