advertisement
Content from CNET tagged with

open source [x] , operating system [x] , SCO Group Inc. [x]

1 | 2 | 3

News Stories

Showing 1-20 of 50 results found

Hackers deface SCO site

November 29, 2004 Controversial company experiences another attack, with defacers targeting SCO's claims to Linux code. Image: Screen shot of SCO hack TAGS: SCO Group Inc., MyDoom virus, Linux, open-source community, IBM Corp., attack, open source, operating system

SCO selling Linux licenses online

February 23, 2004 The controversial software company quietly begins taking orders from companies that want to use Linux with its blessing. Meanwhile, SCO's main Web site is still offline due to MyDoom attacks. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., MyDoom virus, Linux, license, desktop computer, Unix, attack, CPU, open source, server, IBM Corp., operating system, PC

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.

SCO updates Unix product, open-source attitude

June 24, 2005 In effort to pump up dwindling Unix revenue, SCO unveils new version of OpenServer, along with new open-source-friendly position. TAGS: SCO OpenServer, SCO Group Inc., Unix, open source, GPL, IBM Corp., Java, Linux, operating system

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, Free Software Foundation, Unix, Linux, IBM Corp., Open Source Development Labs, license, work, attorney, open source, intellectual property, code, leader, operating system

SCO takes Linux licensing overseas

January 14, 2004 Companies outside the United States that use the open-source operating system now face the threat of legal action from the SCO Group, which is making licenses available worldwide. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., SCOsource, legal action, Caldera Systems Inc., license, Linux, intellectual property, lawsuit, threat, U.S., open source, IP, operating system

Open-source leader: SCO suits a boon to Linux

March 10, 2005 The OSDL's Stuart Cohen says the litigation is "one of the best things that ever happened to the operating system." TAGS: SCO Group Inc., diligence, Open Source Development Labs, litigation, Linux, IBM Corp., London, CEO, open source, operating system

Will Linux remain true to its roots?

August 30, 2003 Experts at Wharton examine whether the open-source operating system can truly remain open while simultaneously gaining acceptance in the corporate marketplace. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Linux, root, Unix, open-source software, open source, IBM Corp., operating system, Red Hat Inc., developer, server

Investment firm confirms Microsoft link to SCO

March 11, 2004 Investment company BayStar Capital confirms ties between two Linux foes, saying that a Microsoft referral led to $50 million in BayStar funding for the SCO Group. TAGS: BayStar Capital, SCO Group Inc., referral, Linux, memo, Bank of America Corp., Novell Inc., open source, Unix, Microsoft Corp., representative, IBM Corp., operating system

Fresh fields for open source

March 17, 2004 roundup At an industry conference, Novell touts open-source advances and takes jabs at SCO. Also: Sun says no to making Java open source. TAGS: jab, Novell Inc., SCO Group Inc., open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, conference, Linux, IBM Corp., operating system, database

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

SCO backs off Linux invoice plan

October 15, 2003 The SCO Group backpedals on a plan to send invoices to corporate users in order to prod them into buying licenses for their use of the open-source operating system. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., invoice, license, Linux, Linux server, IBM Corp., open source, pricing, lawsuit, Unix, server, operating system

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, Nevada, SCO OpenServer, Linux, Novell Inc., Red Hat Inc., copyright violation, lawsuit, IBM Corp., motion, retailer, open source, operating system

SCO to yank SGI's Unix license

October 1, 2003 The software company expands its battle over Linux by pledging to revoke the Unix contract held by high-end computer maker Silicon Graphics Inc. TAGS: Silicon Graphics Inc., SCO Group Inc., SGI Unix, SGI Irix, Unix, Linux, letter, IBM Corp., license, open source, software company, operating system

Mixed rulings advance two SCO cases

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

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, attorney, Linux, lawsuit, open source, operating system

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, claim, intellectual property right, intellectual property, dispute, asset, Linux, Utah, IBM Corp., document, open source, operating system

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.

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

Life goes on for Linux users

February 10, 2004 roundup As SCO Group's legal battles with IBM and Novell rage on, an open-source group seeks to reassure Linux users. Also: Linux notches another win in Europe. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Linux, Open Source Development Labs, MyDoom virus, finance, Novell Inc., IBM Corp., Europe, open source, Unix, operating system
1 | 2 | 3
Sponsored matches for "SCO Group Inc."