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SCO embraces more open-source software

June 17, 2004 The SCO Group may not like the General Public License, but it sure likes the open-source software it covers. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., GPL, open-source software, Unix, MySQL, open source

SCO waits for MyDoom attacks to end

February 12, 2004 Even though denial-of-service attacks against the software maker are set to stop, SCO figures that it will be a few more days before it can reactivate its main Web site. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., MyDoom virus, attack, denial of service, open-source software, virus, open source, software company, PC

Novell plugs open source, dings SCO

March 16, 2004 A Novell executive says the intellectual property foundations of open-source software are sound. "Sorry, Darl," he says in a jab at SCO chief Darl McBride. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Novell Inc., open-source software, Unix, Linux, intellectual property, vice chairman, open source, IBM Corp.

Open source on the line

August 16, 2004 roundup Linux shapes up as a software standard for cell phone networks. Also: IBM asks court to chuck SCO contract claims. TAGS: software standard, SCO Group Inc., phone network, Linux, open source, IPO, open-source software, Motorola Inc., IBM Corp., cell phone, California, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Open source in the current

October 15, 2003 The flow of open-source software into the mainstream continues apace, as Sun releases a StarOffice revamp, and legal wrangles fail to divert business customers away from Linux. TAGS: StarOffice, Linux, open-source software, Sun Microsystems Inc., SCO Group Inc., open source, telecommunications

Open-source firm offers to protect customers from lawsuits

October 17, 2006 Software seller OpenLogic says it will indemnify buyers against legal action connected with its open-source products. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., open-source software, legal action, open source, enterprise, IBM Corp., lawsuit, intellectual property, code, Unix, London, Linux

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, Linux, Red Hat Inc., GPL, Novell Inc., Unix, intellectual property, IBM Corp., open source, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Firefox, Java, server, Web browser

Group sees Linux users unfazed by SCO suits

February 10, 2004 Linux customers are unlikely to be deterred by legal threats from the SCO Group, even while the outcome of its legal battle with Novell remains undecided, according to the OSDL. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Open Source Development Labs, Novell Inc., Linux, legal battle, Unix, license, claim, threat, IBM Corp., battle, open-source software, open source, operating system

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: Sendmail Inc., memo, open-source software, patent infringement, Samba, GPL, SCO Group Inc., HP, Apache Software Foundation, intellectual property, open source, Linux, Linux seller, patent, spokeswoman, Microsoft Corp.

SCO: Leaked e-mail a 'misunderstanding'

March 5, 2004 The embattled Unix company says the author of a memo that connects Microsoft to $86 million in investments in SCO was mistaken. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., BayStar Capital, memo, Eric Raymond, Open Source Initiative, open source, investment, Linux, author, open-source software, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

SCO plans more Linux lawsuits

November 19, 2003 The Linux antagonist vows to widen its legal battle against the open-source operating system, saying it intends to sue large-scale Linux users for copyright infringement. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., GPL, legal battle, Linux, IBM Corp., lawsuit, ISV, speech, billing, open-source software, open source, battle, software company, operating system

Survey: Linux programmers yawn at SCO

March 1, 2004 A new study finds that 73 percent of Linux programmers believe the SCO Group's legal attacks on the open-source operating system lack merit. Respondents also weighed in on other Linux issues. TAGS: Linux programmer, SCO Group Inc., survey, Linux, programmer, open source, Unix, IBM Corp., Novell Inc., Red Hat Inc., open-source software, intellectual property, programming, operating system

Red Hat adds legal firepower

May 18, 2004 The Linux seller taps a former associate general counsel of IBM to be its top lawyer as its legal attack against SCO heats up. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Red Hat Inc., general counsel, IBM Corp., Linux seller, Linux, intellectual property, open source, open-source software, lawyer, attack

Second start-up tackles open-source hygiene

February 15, 2005 San Francisco-based Palamida begins selling software aimed at making sure open-source and proprietary software don't intermingle. TAGS: Palamida, open-source software, GPL, open source, SCO Group Inc., start-up, project, Linux, San Francisco, software company, IBM Corp.

Getting the most out of open source

March 13, 2004 Knowledge@Wharton takes up the question of how open an open-source operating system can be and still survive in the commercial world. TAGS: Sleepycat Software Inc., SCO Group Inc., open source, Linux, open-source software, Unix, operating system, IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Linux companies settle copyright suit

October 14, 2003 Two companies that sell Linux for computing devices such as network equipment or DVD players settle a lawsuit involving alleged mishandling of open-source software. TAGS: Lineo Inc., MontaVista, GPL, Caldera Systems Inc., SCO Group Inc., Metrowerks, network equipment, Linux company, open-source software, Linux, IBM Corp., IPO, DVD player, spokesman, Motorola Inc., DVD

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, court, lawsuit, open-source software, Linux, software company

Start-up offers shelter to SCO targets

March 17, 2004 A New York company hopes to mine the legal threat posed by the SCO Group by launching a service that helps corporate Linux users minimize their risks. TAGS: Open Source Risk Management, SCO Group Inc., intellectual property, open-source software, Linux, start-up, New York, Unix, insurance, Novell Inc., IBM Corp., Red Hat Inc., open source, conference

Red Hat offers software warranty

January 20, 2004 In response to SCO Group's legal action against Linux, Red Hat is offering new legal protection that guarantees the company will replace any code found to infringe copyrights. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Red Hat Inc., Linux, defense, programmer, IBM Corp., open-source software, Unix, open source, programming, operating system
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