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  • IBM should indemnify open-source customers

    IBM is giving its customers the blues by asking them to assume financial and legal risk with its open-source software--that's after those same customers have already shelled out hundreds of thousands of dollars for the code.

  • Judge orders SCO to show Linux infringement

    IBM won a tactical victory Friday in a legal battle with SCO Group when a judge ordered SCO to show the Linux software to which it believes it has rights.

  • Judge whittles down SCO claims against IBM

    A Utah judge has thrown out hundreds of claims made by SCO Group in its Linux lawsuit against IBM, finding that SCO failed to specify many of Big Blue's alleged misdeeds.

  • SCO blames Linux, bad publicity for its failure

    In a statement published this week, SCO Group blames the success of Linux and "negative publicity", as causes for its decline -- the company may need to wind up its operations after its copyright case against Novell collapsed, prompting it to file for bankruptcy.

  • IBM asks for quick rejection of SCO claims

    IBM has asked the court presiding over its Linux dispute with the SCO Group to issue a prompt ruling that Big Blue did not infringe on SCO's copyrights.

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  • IBM should indemnify open-source customers

    IBM is giving its customers the blues by asking them to assume financial and legal risk with its open-source software--that's after those same customers have already shelled out hundreds of thousands of dollars for the code.

  • AutoZone wants SCO case put on hold

    AutoZone has asked a court to put a hold on the SCO Group's Linux lawsuit against it--a case that could have repercussions for any company using the open-source operating system.

  • SCO takes aim at Linux users

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

  • SCO vs the Linux world...What's a Linux user to do?

    Commentary: SCO's lawsuit against IBM has sparked controversy in the open-source world - here are some things for Linux users to consider.

  • Getting a glimpse at SCO's evidence

    In a quiet Las Vegas conference room, the company offers customers, partners and the merely curious the chance to view controversial Linux code for themselves.

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