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Getting a glimpse at SCO's evidence

August 19, 2003 In a quiet Las Vegas conference room, the company offers customers, partners and the merely curious the chance to view controversial Linux code for themselves. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., code, pattern recognition, SCO Unix, Linux, IBM Corp., evidence, Unix, Las Vegas, reseller, intellectual property, conference

Linux wars: Big Blue strikes back

July 25, 2003 IBM argues that SCO's demands for Unix license revenue are undermined by its earlier shipment of an open-source Linux product. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., GPL, Unix, copyright holder, Linux, holder, memo, IBM Corp., sales force, code, claim, message, open source

Apple updates Rendezvous for Windows, Linux

June 30, 2004 The developer preview allows coders to include the network-configuration technology in their own software. TAGS: UPnP, Apple Computer, Unix, Linux, printer, code, Microsoft Windows, server

So much for the 'new and improved' GPL

April 30, 2007 James V. DeLong says the Free Software Foundation's intellectual hostility toward copy protection threatens to create new problems. TAGS: GPLv3, anti-DRM, Free Software Foundation, digital-rights management, GPL, provision, open-source community, code, Linux, open source, information technology, movie

Linux community scoffs at SCO's evidence

August 20, 2003 As pictures of contested Linux code make their way online, open-source enthusiasts are bashing SCO Group for its claims that the code shows that it has legal rights over the OS. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Bruce Perens, BSD, slide, Linux, Silicon Graphics Inc., code, Unix, open source, IBM Corp., operating system, conference

Week in review: Cracking codes

July 25, 2003 Windows users who use only letters and numbers as passwords now have more to worry about, say researchers who dramatically reduced the time required to crack the passwords. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Linux, DirectX, intellectual property, Unix, code, researcher, Week in review, password, flaw, fee, letter, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

Key bugs in core Linux code squashed

August 3, 2005 Serious bugs in the latest Linux kernel have been fixed, a sign that the open-source OS is maturing. TAGS: Coverity, defect, Linux kernel, Linux, analysis, bug, code, file system, operating system, security, networking, open source, programming, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Week in review: SCO shows the code

August 22, 2003 The legal battle over Linux escalates, with the company revealing controversial code that it says was pilfered, but skeptics remain unconvinced. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Sobig, Internet worm, code, Linux, Week in review, Unix, virus, operating system, e-mail

Open-source luminaries spurn SCO

July 31, 2003 Linux development leader Linus Torvalds and Free Software Foundation attorney Eben Moglen reject SCO Group's argument that Linux users should pay license fees for using the OS. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Linus Torvalds, Unix, Free Software Foundation, Linux, IBM Corp., Open Source Development Labs, license, work, attorney, code, open source, intellectual property, leader, operating system

SCO suit now seeks $3 billion from IBM

June 17, 2003 SCO Group ups the ante in an amendment to its suit against IBM, seeking more than $3 billion in damages for alleged copying of proprietary Unix intellectual property into Linux. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Linus Torvalds, Unix, amendment, Linux, intellectual property, Utah, IBM Corp., damage, suit, litigation, attorney, claim, code, Novell Inc.

IBM strikes at SCO claims

August 16, 2004 SCO Group's faltering attack on Linux faces another threat as Big Blue files motion seeking dismissal of contract claims. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., motion, interpretation, Sequent Computer Systems, Unix System V, Unix, IBM Corp., claim, AT&T Corp., Linux software, Novell Inc., Linux, agreement, code, contract, negotiation

Careless coders tempting legal troubles?

June 3, 2004 Most software developers regard "code-borrowing"--reusing existing software in their own work--as an acceptable practice, despite the legal minefield it could create for their employers, a study says. TAGS: employer, code, developer, survey, practice, information technology, Linux

'Second Life' software becomes open-source

January 8, 2007 Outsiders will be able to modify the viewer software; Linden Lab plans to follow suit with the server software, too. TAGS: Second Life, server software, open source, Linux kernel, GPL, virtual worlds, code, Linux, open-source software, project, agreement, server

Novell brands its own open-source religion

May 9, 2006 To perk up revenue from open-source software, Novell readies an open-source identity-management package and desktop Linux suite. TAGS: Novell Inc., identity management, open source, open-source software, Linux, Novell NetWare, SuSE, IBM Corp., code, project, brand, operating system, server, Microsoft Corp.

Banks 'should give back to open-source community'

April 26, 2006 The Street is making increasing use of open source, but the financial world should contribute more code, experts say. TAGS: competitive advantage, open-source community, open source, Novell Inc., Wall Street, financial company, bank, audience, code, New York, conference, Linux

Defender of the Linux faith

March 18, 2005 Open-source programmer Harald Welte explains why he's going after companies that may have violated the GPL. TAGS: GPL, licence, preliminary injunction, firewall, violation, source code, Linux kernel, Linux, reseller, code, agreement, PC

Microsoft mulls opening of Office code

January 16, 2004 The purveyor of proprietary software is looking to expand its Shared Source Initiative to Office, which lets companies see source code underlying Office, server applications and more. TAGS: Jason Matusow, source code, Microsoft Office, expansion, code, open source, government, Microsoft Corp., XML, server, Linux, Microsoft Windows

Attempted attack on Linux kernel foiled

November 6, 2003 An unknown intruder tries to insert a Trojan horse program into the code of the next Linux kernel--an attempt that raises questions about the security of open-source development methods. TAGS: Concurrent Versions System, Linux kernel, intruder, kernel, Linus Torvalds, security flaw, trojan horse, source code, Linux, mailing list, open source, code, database, developer, security, Microsoft Corp.

SCO's big legal gun takes aim

August 21, 2003 Attorney Mark Heise is leading the company's battle against IBM--a legal case he says may redefine the direction of the software industry. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., GPL, copyright law, Linux, license, distribution, intellectual property, code, material, Unix, attorney, IBM Corp., open source

Clues point to single MyDoom culprit

February 3, 2004 Hints left by the author of the virus link it to the second version of the virus and include an apology to victims for writing the program, says a security researcher. TAGS: MyDoom virus, SCO Group Inc., virus, author, code, researcher, security, Linux, Microsoft Corp., server, PC, e-mail
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