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  • 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.

  • UPDATE: SCO warns open source community

    Open-source software supporters need to do a better job of policing themselves as developers and activists, according to Darl McBride, CEO of controversial Unix seller SCO Group.

  • 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.

  • 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 fights Victorian open source claims

    SCO has rejected claims from Victorian-based open source advocates that its call for commercial users to purchase Unixware licences could be a breach of Australian trade practices laws.

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Features and Case Studies (74)

  • 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.

  • SCO puts disputed code in the spotlight

    The SCO Group's legal battles against Linux took centre stage at the company's partner and customer conference, as executives displayed the lines of disputed code and vowed to continue the fight.

  • 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: Threat to Torvalds overstated

    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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Reviews (12)

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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?

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