IBM's chief information officer has directed the company to begin an internal project to evaluate Linux for use on desktop computers.
IBM's other Linux shoe could drop Monday in the U.S., as Big Blue is expected to endorse the idea of Linux on desktop computers at a conference.
A judge on Wednesday ordered both the SCO Group and IBM to reveal more information in their legal tangle over Linux and Unix, including the code SCO believes infringes on its intellectual property.
The SCO Group confirmed Thursday that three more companies--Computer Associates, Leggett & Platt, and Questar--have purchased licences for its intellectual property, allowing them to run Linux without fear of SCO legal action.
IBM has dismissed as idle an SCO Group threat to cancel Big Blue's license to ship Unix products starting 13 June, saying that its contracts guarantee rights to the operating system.
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