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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.
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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.
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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.
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Free Software Foundation releases GPL 3
June 29, 2007
The new license adjusts to software industry changes but carries several new provisions.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Mixed rulings advance two SCO cases
June 11, 2004
SCO wins some, loses some--but at least something's happening.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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