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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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