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The Software Freedom Law Center has filed suit against Monsoon Multimedia, with potential repercussions for others besides the defendant.
Black Duck has launched an application designed to spot open-source code in proprietary software -- and make sure companies don't get into legal hot water.
The Linux Foundation, custodians of the Linux trademark, have announced two legal summits to deal with legal issues surrounding Linux and open-source software.
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SCO Group Chief Executive Darl McBride said a published report that his company may take legal action against Linux founder Linus Torvalds was overstated.
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Lindows has announced it will bundle Netscape Communication's Web browsing and communication technology into its software.
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.
RealNetworks has unveiled a new open-source version of its streaming media technology that supports multiple file formats for audio and video, including those that use Microsoft's Windows Media technology.
A group of programmers seeking to put Linux on Microsoft's Xbox video gaming console has created the software that will eventually replace the machine's built-in system software. The new software, called a Basic Input Output System (BIOS), is the latest step towards turning the US$199 console into a Linux workstation.
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