Torvalds enters SCO-Linux fray

SCO: Threat to Torvalds overstated
Chief Executive Darl McBride says a published report that his company may take legal action against Linux founder Linus Torvalds is overstated.
May 29, 2003 
Novell challenges SCO's Linux claims
update The second of four companies to own Unix rights takes issue with the copyright infringement claims that SCO Group is making against Linux.
May 28, 2003 
Group eyes Linux suit against SCO
A German software association threatens to take SCO Group to court if it does not withdraw from a worldwide attack on the open-source operating system.
May 28, 2003 
Lindows tries to stay above the fray
update The company, which makes a consumer-friendly version of the Linux operating system, seeks to distance itself from the legal tumult that SCO Group has set in motion.
May 29, 2003 
SCO, SuSE bullish despite differences
The two companies issue optimistic statements about their business prospects, even though the estranged business partners sit on opposite sides of the Linux fence.
May 28, 2003 
SCO posts revenue increase
The company, embroiled in a high-profile dispute over Unix intellectual property, reports net income of $4.5 million on revenue of $21.4 million for the second quarter.
May 28, 2003 
IT managers scrutinize lawsuit
Companies move ahead with their Linux plans while watching for the legal implications of SCO Group's infringement claims against the upstart operating system.
May 27, 2003 
Commentary: IBM will nullify SCO's Linux threat
Should companies using Linux worry about SCO's lawsuit? No. Forrester expects that IBM will build a consortium to pay off SCO--or buy it outright.
May 27, 2003 

previous coverage
Microsoft sends message with Unix deal
news analysis A licensing deal with the SCO Group lends heavyweight backing to Unix intellectual property claims, and helps Microsoft combat Linux, a growing threat.
May 19, 2003 
The fear war against Linux
perspectives Open-source activist Bruce Perens uncovers the SCO-Microsoft connection behind a campaign to convince people that trade secrets of Unix have been copied into Linux.
May 19, 2003 
SCO sues Big Blue over Unix, Linux
update SCO Group, inheritor of the intellectual property for the Unix operating system, sues IBM for more than $1 billion. Analysts say the move is a desperate one.
March 6, 2003