Linux fight on two fronts

SCO Group's warnings that Linux violates its Unix intellectual property right seems to be falling on deaf ears. Also: Open source in the free market.

Web sites unfazed by SCO threats
One important section of the Linux market, large companies, so far seems unfazed by SCO Group's warnings that Linux violates its Unix intellectual property, according to a new study.
July 24, 2003

Big Blue assuages customers about SCO
IBM moves to reassure its customers about legal threats by SCO Group, the company that accused Big Blue of distributing code it owns in versions of the free Linux operating system.
July 25, 2003

Open source or no: Let the market decide
perspective The Progress & Freedom Foundation director James V. DeLong argues that government preferences in the awarding of open-source software contracts sets a dangerous precedent that will ultimately hurt consumers.
July 22, 2003

SCO takes aim at Linux users
The company that says Linux infringes on its Unix intellectual property announces it has been granted key Unix copyrights and will start a program to let companies that run Linux avoid litigation by paying licensing fees.
July 21, 2003

related coverage
Linux group broadens membership
Extending its membership base beyond the computing industry, the Open Source Development Lab is inducting Unilever, whose sales count products such as soap and tea.
July 24, 2003 Asian Linux: Some keen, others cool
Asia could leapfrog the West in Linux development, but some governments are reluctant to do so, says an IBM executive.
July 24, 2003