Troubled software maker SCO's chief executive has claimed the Linux operating system includes Unix source code, during a court case in which Novell is suing SCO for royalties on Unix.
A newly formed Australian free- and open-source software industry group is urging companies and individuals to ignore SCO's push to secure licence revenues from Linux users.
It's the next big Linux controversy: Who should be liable if customers wind up using software that was created from misappropriated intellectual property?
Unix company was gathering information to support a court order to silence individuals related to its open-source legal case against IBM.
IBM has taken another swing at the SCO Group's faltering attack on Linux, filing a motion seeking dismissal of SCO's contract claims.
It's the next big Linux controversy: Who should be liable if customers wind up using software that was created from misappropriated intellectual property?
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The latest version of the 2.4-series kernel for the open-source operating system is released amid controversy over components in the Linux code.
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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.
Commentary: SCO's lawsuit against IBM has sparked controversy in the open-source world - here are some things for Linux users to consider.
Updated code for the heart of current Linux products was released Friday, in the first major revamp to the kernel since November.
IBM's work on the AIX 5L Unix operating system will bear fruit this year, with version 5.1 enabling systems to incorporate Power 4 chips or Intel's Itanium for the first time.
Linux Expo: With version 1.0 of its server software on the way, the unified Linux group is also contemplating a desktop rollout. It may also bring in new members.
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