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SCO, Novell publish Unix disputes

January 13, 2004 The companies are publicly airing documents related to their dispute over Unix copyrights--key factors in SCO's claim to intellectual property rights for Linux. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Novell Inc., Unix, intellectual property right, claim, intellectual property, asset, dispute, Utah, Linux, IBM Corp., document, open source, operating system

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.

Novell launches test of open-source project

May 6, 2004 The company unveils a test release of Mono, an open-source version of Microsoft's .Net programming framework and tools that's designed for Linux and Unix. TAGS: Mono, Ximian, Microsoft .NET, Novell Inc., Unix, Microsoft .NET Framework, open source, Linux, programming, programming language, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Free Software Foundation releases GPL 3

June 29, 2007 The new license adjusts to software industry changes but carries several new provisions. TAGS: GPL, GPL 3, GPL 2, GNU, Free Software Foundation, license, foundation, Linux kernel, provision, Richard Stallman, Novell Inc., open source, Unix, Linux, IBM Corp., project

Novell delays open-source project

November 18, 2003 Developers and corporate customers eager to get their hands on an open-source version of Microsoft's .Net line of programming tools will need to wait a little longer. TAGS: Mono, Ximian, Novell Inc., Stephen O'Grady, Microsoft .NET, programming tool, open source, Unix, Linux, project, API, Microsoft Corp., GUI, developer, acquisition, Java

Novell sets sights on 'complete Linux desktop'

March 23, 2004 Taking a page from the Microsoft playbook, the software maker says the open-source operating system should be "widespread" on PCs within the next 12 months. TAGS: Novell Inc., Jack Messman, Linux desktop, Linux, open source, Redmond, Unix, server, operating system, Microsoft Corp., conference, Microsoft Windows

Novell offers legal protection for Linux

January 13, 2004 SuSE Linux customers will get some legal indemnification for using the open-source OS, the fourth legal umbrella to emerge from an industry grappling with threats brought by SCO. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., indemnification, Novell Inc., legal protection, SuSE, Unix, SuSE Linux, Linux, Jack Messman, protection, IBM Corp., threat, open source, intellectual property, operating system

An open-source letter

October 1, 2003 Former Novell executive Joe Firmage details the internal battles that led to the sale of the licensing rights for Unix to SCO and how that decision is now roiling the Linux market. TAGS: Novell NetWare, Novell Inc., Unix, SCO Group Inc., enterprise application, application server, Linux, platform, Microsoft Windows NT, operating system, open source, LAN, battle, CEO, server, Microsoft Corp.

Mixed rulings advance two SCO cases

June 11, 2004 SCO wins some, loses some--but at least something's happening. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Novell Inc., Unix, ruling, Linux, claim, IBM Corp., intellectual property, open source, operating system

SCO's failing case against IBM

March 9, 2004 Open-source advocate Bruce Perens says SCO will need more than fancy footwork to pull off its argument in the Linux code dispute. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., IBM AIX, Open Group, Unix, AT&T Corp., claim, Linux, IBM Corp., argument, API, Novell Inc., lawyer, open source

SCO opens new front in Linux war

December 23, 2003 SCO Group targets a new group in an effort to profit from what it says is illegal use of Unix intellectual property in Linux, but Novell claims it still holds copyrights. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., wrench, Novell Inc., Unix, licensee, Linux, intellectual property, auditing, Linux seller, letter, IBM Corp., attorney, AT&T Corp., operating system, open source

AutoZone wants SCO case put on hold

April 27, 2004 The auto parts retailer answers the SCO Group's legal push against big Linux users by asking to postpone the copyright violation lawsuit against it. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Unix, SCO OpenServer, Nevada, Linux, Novell Inc., Red Hat Inc., copyright violation, lawsuit, IBM Corp., motion, retailer, open source, operating system

Insurance firm to offer open-source seminars

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

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

Cyberpeace--of sorts--in our time

November 7, 2006 newsmaker Steve Ballmer and Ron Hovsepian make an unlikely pair, and their pact has caught the tech industry by surprise. TAGS: interoperability, Steve Ballmer, intellectual property, framework, GPL, dream, Novell Inc., Linux, Unix, open source, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Commentary: Novell gives Linux enterprise muscle

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 distribution, Linux, desktop management, firm, IBM zSeries, SuSE Linux, enterprise, Red Hat Inc., commentary, Forrester Research Inc., Linux company, acquisition, open source, investment

Red Hat's case against SCO put on hold

April 7, 2004 A federal judge denies SCO's motion to throw out a suit brought by the Linux seller but put the case on hold, awaiting an outcome in a related case. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Red Hat Inc., Unix, suit, Linux, Novell Inc., outcome, Linux seller, IBM Corp., motion, federal judge, intellectual property, attorney, open source, operating system

GPL3 first public draft due early 2006

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, Novell Inc., Richard Stallman, GNU, license, open source, discussion, Unix, Linux, open-source software, San Francisco

Free-software group says no to SCO

May 20, 2004 The Free Software Foundation has vowed to fight portions of a request to release information that could help the SCO Group in its legal battle against Linux. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Free Software Foundation, Unix, Linux, Linus Torvalds, IBM Corp., Red Hat Inc., lawsuit, request, agreement, Novell Inc., open source

SCO adds copyright claim to IBM suit

February 6, 2004 The company significantly widens its Unix and Linux lawsuit against IBM, adding a copyright infringement claim to the already complicated case, sources say. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., IBM Corp., Novell Inc., Unix, claim, Linux, attorney, lawsuit, open source, operating system
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