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  • SCO actions prompt Linux warning

    Analyst firm Gartner has recommended that customers minimise their use of Linux on important systems because of questions resulting from SCO Group's warnings about legal liability.

  • SCO backs off Linux invoice plan

    SCO Group has backed off a plan to send invoices to prod corporate users into buying licenses to use Linux, an operating system the company argues violates its Unix intellectual property.

  • $50m injection means we're staying: SCO AU boss

    The SCO Group's regional head has lauded a new US$50 million equity investment as reinforcing the fact the controversial company won't go away, but dismissed remarks from U.S. headquarters indicating early licence prices for Australian and New Zealand Linux users had been determined.

  • UPDATE: SCO: Customers bear Linux legal risks

    SCO Group, a struggling company that has claimed its Unix intellectual property has been illegally incorporated into Linux, sent a letter to about 1,500 of the world's largest corporations warning they could be liable for using Linux.

  • Sun eyes alliances with Linux rivals

    Sun Microsystems is considering striking up partnerships with mainstream Linux sellers such as Red Hat and SuSE--a move that would turn the tech giant into an ally, rather than a rival, of those companies.

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  • SCO backs off Linux invoice plan

    SCO Group has backed off a plan to send invoices to prod corporate users into buying licenses to use Linux, an operating system the company argues violates its Unix intellectual property.

  • 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.

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