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Torvalds: What, me worry?

July 8, 2003 Linux creator Linus Torvalds sounds off on SCO Group's lawsuit against IBM, intellectual property in the open-source world and the future of the Linux operating system. TAGS: Linus Torvalds, SCO Group Inc., intellectual property, Open Source Development Labs, Linux, intellectual property right, Linux kernel, engineer, patent, IBM Corp., programming, process, open source, operating system

The fear war against Linux

May 19, 2003 Open-source activist Bruce Perens uncovers the SCO-Microsoft connection behind a campaign to convince people that trade secrets of Unix have been copied into Linux. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., trade secret, Unix, computer science, Intel Itanium, Linux, university, AT&T Corp., patent, information technology, HP, IBM Corp., Intel, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

This week in Linux news

November 19, 2004 Sun to provide legal protection from patent-infringement suits to those using, developing open-source Solaris--a move to counter Linux. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Scott McNealy, Sun Solaris, intellectual property, SCO Group Inc., Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., patent, open source, open-source software, Java, operating system, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

An open-source call to arms

June 3, 2004 Bruce Perens predicts the open-source software movement will soon be under widespread legal attack by proprietary software vendors. TAGS: open-source developer, SCO Group Inc., open source, patent, royalty, claim, lawsuit, court, open-source software, Linux, software company

Editors' Picks: Is Linux at risk from a Microsoft patent blitz?

August 4, 2004 Forget the SCO Group. Consider the possibility of Microsoft using its arsenal of patents to curb the open-source software. TAGS: margin, patent, HTML, SCO Group Inc., risk, Linux, editor, background, Microsoft Corp.

IBM pledges no patent attacks against Linux

August 4, 2004 update Big Blue's book of patents won't be used to bludgeon the open-source software. TAGS: Open Source Risk Management, patent, Linux, IBM Corp., open source, SCO Group Inc., HP, open-source software, Unix, Microsoft Corp.

Group: Linux potentially infringes 283 patents

August 2, 2004 Company that sells insurance against Linux-related intellectual-property litigation reports results of months-long review. TAGS: Open Source Risk Management, patent, Linux, Open Source Development Labs, insurance, intellectual property, IBM Corp., SCO Group Inc., open source, court, Unix, HP, Microsoft Corp.

HP memo: Microsoft planned open-source patent fight

July 20, 2004 Hewlett-Packard backs away from 2002 memo fearing its close ally was ready to sic lawyers on open-source software. TAGS: open-source software, Sendmail Inc., memo, patent infringement, Samba, GPL, SCO Group Inc., HP, Apache Software Foundation, intellectual property, open source, Linux, Linux seller, patent, spokeswoman, Microsoft Corp.

Open-source honchos trash software patents

February 2, 2005 "Software patents are clearly a problem," Linux founder Linus Torvalds says at the OSDL Linux Summit. TAGS: Mitch Kapor, software patent, Linus Torvalds, patent, Open Source Development Labs, Linux, open source, IBM Corp., SCO Group Inc., Sun Solaris, innovation, open-source software, Mozilla Corp., founder, chairman, programming

Sun plans patent protection for open-source Solaris

November 18, 2004 Plans to provide umbrella from patent-infringement suits to outsiders using or developing the OS--a move to counter Linux. Sun posts early Java 6 code Photos: Sun execs talk tech TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., intellectual property, Scott McNealy, Linux, SCO Group Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, patent, Unix, open source, protection, IBM Corp., Red Hat Inc., open-source software, Java, operating system
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