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• Microsoft, Novell spar over Linux agreement

  Novell's CEO on Monday in the US issued a letter to the open-source community disputing Microsoft's contention that Linux infringes on Microsoft patents.

• SCO to attack validity of Linux licence

  SCO's strategy for its lawsuit against IBM could destroy the legal foundation of Linux and related software.

• Microsoft agitates for open-source patent pacts

  Following some frosty responses to Microsoft's controversial patent deal with Novell last year, the software maker has begun a more aggressive attempt to persuade open-source software companies to license its know-how.

• Intel, Red Hat cure open-source hiccup

  Red Hat and Intel have settled a licensing hiccup that threatened to prevent the Linux company from contributing to Intel's open-source project--a reminder of the frictions that can arise between the commercial tech world and the open-source community.

• Mad as hell and not going to take it

  After weeks of Linux-baiting, the folks at SCO Group finally managed to light Red Hat CEO Matthew Szulik's famously short fuse.

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• SCO to attack validity of Linux licence

  SCO's strategy for its lawsuit against IBM could destroy the legal foundation of Linux and related software.

• SCO raps Red Hat, sets license prices

  SCO Group fired back at Linux leader Red Hat and revealed steep licensing prices for Linux users who want to steer clear of the company's legal wrangle with the open-source operating system.

• Is the FOSS community divided?

  One Linux Australia past president thinks so. In other Linux.conf.au coverage, a leading IT lawyer claims that an expensive and ineffective patent regime is hampering the work of Australia's software community.

• The real future of Linux

  For Linux to grow, a more traditional model of capitalism must be implemented. Red Hat is attempting this move with recent changes to its licensing and support policies. Find out how this might affect future distributions.

• Open-source Visionary: Winning respect not a concern

  Red Hat's CTO claims future struggles for open source may involve political and political challenges in copyright law or digital rights management or intellectual property issues, rather than winning respect.

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• Intel, Red Hat cure open-source hiccup

  Red Hat and Intel have settled a licensing hiccup that threatened to prevent the Linux company from contributing to Intel's open-source project--a reminder of the frictions that can arise between the commercial tech world and the open-source community.

• Web leak of Linux lets Hat out of the bag

  Parts of the newest version of Red Hat's Linux software slipped onto the Internet Wednesday, nearly a week before the operating system's official release date, giving glimpses of a product with a new focus on mainstream computer users.

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