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  • Novell plugs open source, savages SCO

    Open-source software is forcing improvement in the computing industry, and the SCO Group's attack on Linux is wrongheaded, a senior Novell executive said Tuesday.

  • SCO opens new front in Linux war

    SCO Group has targeted a new group in an effort to profit from what it says is illegal use of Unix intellectual property in Linux, but Novell, a former owner of the operating system, claims it still holds copyrights.

  • Did SCO open Unix source code?

    Several organizations argue that SCO Group'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.

  • SCO embraces more open-source software

    The SCO Group, which has argued that the widely used General Public License (GPL) for open-source software is unconstitutional and violates antitrust laws and export controls, has added more software covered by the license to its newest version of Unix.

  • Open source group says no to SCO

    A leading free software group has vowed to fight portions of a request to release information that could help the SCO Group in its legal battle against Linux.

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  • Did SCO open Unix source code?

    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.

  • Novell chides SCO over copyright suits

    video Novell's Chris Stone scoffs at the SCO Group's legal battle against Novell and other Linux users over Unix copyright claims.

  • An open-source call to arms

    Do you need open-source legal protection any more than you need meteor insurance? Don't dismiss the idea.

  • 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.

  • The FUD war against Linux

    Open-source activist Bruce Perens uncovers the SCO-Microsoft connection behind a campaign to convince users that trade secrets of Unix have been copied into Linux.

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Reviews (16)

  • 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.

  • Linux gets renewed heart

    Updated code for the heart of current Linux products was released Friday, in the first major revamp to the kernel since November.

  • The Linux Secret(tm)

    Commentary: Like SCO, I hold a Linux secret, but it won't be a secret for very long.

  • MyDoom is YourDoom

    Viruses like MyDoom spread more quickly than warm butter on toast. Why?

  • It's a Matrix moment for Linux

    We are finding out that the brains of Linux programmers have been floating in tanks, feeding the parasitic robots (lawyers) who are calling the shots at financially strapped SCO. Now it's time to harvest those brains.

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