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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, vice chairman, Linux, intellectual property, open source, IBM Corp.

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, IBM Corp., threat, battle, open-source software, open source, operating system

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

November 10, 2003 Novell's acquisition of SuSE Linux is a good deal for firms and governments that are looking for an open-source alternative to Unix and Windows. TAGS: SuSE, Novell Inc., Linux, Linux distribution, firm, desktop management, IBM zSeries, enterprise, Red Hat Inc., SuSE Linux, commentary, Linux company, Forrester Research Inc., acquisition, open source, investment

August 10, 2005 Release should lead to debate of near-religious fervor over future of license that governs much free and open-source software. TAGS: GPL, GPL 3, Free Software Foundation, GNU, Novell Inc., Richard Stallman, Unix, open source, license, discussion, Linux, open-source software, San Francisco

March 31, 2004 Open Source Risk Management hopes to educate companies on legal issues of using or contributing to Linux and similarly shared software. TAGS: Open Source Risk Management, insurance, SCO Group Inc., Unix, open source, Linux, Novell Inc., IBM Corp., open-source software

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, Linux seller, Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, Novell Inc., SCO Group Inc., open-source software, Unix, open source, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp.

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, IBM Corp., open source, Unix, intellectual property, Red Hat Inc., open-source software, Novell Inc., programming, operating system

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, Linux, start-up, open-source software, Unix, New York, insurance, IBM Corp., Novell Inc., open source, Red Hat Inc., conference

June 17, 2004 Norwegian municipality says Windows is too expensive and unreliable, so open source it is. TAGS: Linux, Red Hat Inc., city, open source, SuSE, government, Microsoft Windows Server, IBM Corp., server, Novell Inc., open-source software, Unix, Microsoft Windows, HP, operating system, database

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