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Fact and fiction in the Microsoft-SCO relationship

November 15, 2004 SCO's fight against Linux has conspiracy theorists buzzing over Microsoft's role in the affair. What are the facts? TAGS: BayStar Capital, SCO Group Inc., fiction, Unix, relationship, interest, claim, investment, Linux, attack, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., operating system

Novell: SCO insolvency 'imminent, inevitable'

January 11, 2007 Almost all licensing revenue from Sun, Microsoft deals should go to Novell, court filing says. SCO denies insolvency claim. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Novell Inc., bankruptcy, Unix, court, Sun Microsystems Inc., motion, Linux, asset, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Investor outlines SCO-Microsoft link

October 9, 2006 Microsoft exec discussed ways to "guarantee" $50 million investment in SCO by BayStar Capital, a firm partner says. TAGS: BayStar Capital, SCO Group Inc., declaration, investment, investor, lawsuit, Unix, IBM Corp., litigation, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Mr., CEO, operating system

IBM issues subpoenas for tech giants' SCO dealings

February 22, 2006 To build defense in long-running legal battle over Unix use, Big Blue demands details from Microsoft, HP, Sun and BayStar. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., BayStar Capital, subpoena, Unix, dealing, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., agreement, defense, investment, communication, Novell Inc., intellectual property, Linux, HP, Microsoft Corp.

Novell hits back at SCO in Unix dispute

July 30, 2005 Lawsuit, part of a long-running battle over Unix copyrights, accuses SCO of breaking a contract and improperly laying claim to assets. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Novell Inc., Unix System V, Unix, asset, SCO UnixWare, Utah, ownership, contract, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Year in review: Linux on the hot seat

December 16, 2004 SCO fell out of the limelight, but its legal actions triggered efforts to wrestle with open-source intellectual-property issues. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., open-source software, Red Hat Inc., Linux, Novell Inc., GPL, intellectual property, open source, Unix, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, IBM Corp., programming, Java, Firefox, Web browser

Tool time for Microsoft

November 16, 2004 In Denmark, Gates outlines effort to trim data managment costs, new Windows update service. Also: Angling for Novell users. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Novell Inc., Denmark, Novell NetWare, Bill Gates, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Corp., open source, Linux, password, Dell, server, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft heralds study on customer legal protections

February 10, 2005 A new study points out that the software maker offers more protection than that given by open-source rivals. TAGS: legal protection, intellectual property, SCO Group Inc., open source, protection, software company, Microsoft Corp., Linux

EU plan could put open sourcers in court

August 2, 2005 A proposed European law on IP infringement could allow SCO to sue Linux users in a criminal court, experts say. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., directive, infringement, intellectual property right, Free Software Foundation, intellectual property, law firm, court, European Union, IP, law, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Open-source maneuvers

July 21, 2005 A new Java undertaking gets some Big Blue backing, while a Microsoft exec calls the open-source architecture "brittle." TAGS: open source, exec, SCO Group Inc., IBM Corp., Red Hat Inc., Java, Linux, 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, SCO Group Inc., intellectual property, Scott McNealy, Sun Solaris, Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, patent, open-source software, Java, CEO, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Collision course for Symantec and Microsoft

May 22, 2006 Its lawsuit against Microsoft could put the brakes on Vista as competition between the companies heats up. TAGS: Symantec Corp., intellectual property, SCO Group Inc., VERITAS Software Corp., lawsuit, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, security, Linux, Microsoft Windows

Red Hat adds new Linux legal protection

November 4, 2006 Faced with new competitive challenges, Linux seller Red Hat has begun promising protection against intellectual-property lawsuits. TAGS: indemnification, Red Hat Inc., intellectual property, Linux seller, Larry Ellison, SCO Group Inc., Oracle Corp., Novell Inc., Linux, open-source software, open source, Unix, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Red Hat couches Microsoft-Novell pact as a Linux win

November 3, 2006 As the software maker endures a tough week, open-source experts question whether the deal would violate the GPL. TAGS: Novell Inc., GPL, Red Hat Inc., Bruce Perens, Linux, SCO Group Inc., open-source software, open source, alliance, agreement, Oracle Corp., founder, Microsoft Corp.

Lawyers ride shotgun for open source

February 1, 2005 A law center led by Eben Moglen and others will provide free services to developers who use open-source or free-software methods. TAGS: Open Source Development Labs, Samba, Open Source Risk Management, Free Software Foundation, open source, Linus Torvalds, lawyer, open-source software, SCO Group Inc., consortium, Linux, center, law, intellectual property, professor, Unix

MyDoom sparks talks of security's future

February 3, 2004 Security experts point to the success of MyDoom as an indicator that more work is needed to defend corporate networks. TAGS: MyDoom virus, Alex Shipp, Counterpane Internet Security Inc., security technology, MessageLabs Ltd., spread, SCO Group Inc., attack, security, antivirus, virus, PC, e-mail, 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: software patent, Mitch Kapor, Linus Torvalds, patent, Open Source Development Labs, open-source software, SCO Group Inc., open source, IBM Corp., innovation, Linux, Sun Solaris, founder, chairman, programming, Mozilla Corp.

How to fight against patent terrorism

January 6, 2005 Attorney Richard Wilder says CIOs will increasingly need to weigh indemnification policies before making purchases. TAGS: indemnification, intellectual property, infringement, patent infringement, lawsuit, SCO Group Inc., terrorist, open-source software, Novell Inc., protection, threat, Linux, software company, U.S., Microsoft Corp.

Red Hat exec takes Sun to task on open source

September 24, 2004 Michael Tiemann criticizes software rival Sun for its support of patents and for keeping Java proprietary. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., software patent, open source, Jonathan Schwartz, open-source software, SCO Group Inc., OpenOffice, OpenOffice.org, open-source community, Sun Solaris, AMD Opteron, agreement, exec, Linux, Java

Sun invites outside involvement with Java 6

November 18, 2004 Sun puts very early versions of the source code on its Web site so Java programmers could better see and participate in its development. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., JCP, Java, Java 2, Java programmer, J2SE, involvement, programmer, SCO Group Inc., API, source code, open source, Microsoft Corp.
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