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SCO names Linux licensee
News The SCO Group, which claims ownership to the Unix operating system, identified on Monday a company that has agreed to sign a licence to use Linux. EV1Servers.net, a company that hosts Web sites for clients and a division of Everyones Internet...
[March 1, 2004, 16:20]
The Week in Review: SCO reloads Linux attack
News This week is likely to be remembered by many companies because of SCO Group, which broadened its attempts to increase its revenues from its Unix patents by implicating Linux -- both the companies that sell it, and potentially even the companies...
[May 23, 2003, 16:26]
SCO reveals Linux legal targets
News SCO Group is targetting lawsuits at auto parts retailer AutoZone and automaker DaimlerChrysler in its continuing legal battle over the Unix and Linux operating systems. The software company alleges that AutoZone "violated SCO's Unix copyrights by...
[March 3, 2004, 13:50]
SCO brings Linux licensing to Europe
News Companies outside the US that use Linux now face the threat of legal action from the SCO Group, following the announcement on Wednesday that SCO's licences are available worldwide. SCO's Linux licensing programme has proved controversial in the US...
[January 14, 2004, 12:00]
SCO's Linux licence will create backlash
News By targeting end users in its legal fight against Linux, SCO is making some very powerful enemies, and should expect a legal backlash, according to analyst firm Datamonitor. According to SCO, IBM broke copyright law by inserting some of SCO's...
[July 25, 2003, 14:08]
SCO dangles Linux-licence carrot
News SCO Group, a company that says Linux infringes on its Unix intellectual property, announced on Monday that it has been granted key Unix copyrights and will start a programme to let companies that run Linux avoid litigation by paying licensing fees.
[July 22, 2003, 7:51]
SCO makes Linux grab for Microsoft e-mail
News The SCO Group announced new Linux software on Tuesday that lets small businesses set up servers for e-mail, calendars and contact list -- a product the company says will be less expensive than Microsoft's Exchange.
[January 22, 2003, 8:24]
SuSE: SCO's anti-Linux attacks are 'curious'
News SuSE Linux has said it plans to continue honouring its commitments to Linux group UnitedLinux, despite allegations by SCO Group -- also a UnitedLinux founding member -- that Linux contains unauthorised intellectual property.
[May 15, 2003, 13:46]
SCO chief testifies: 'Linux is copy of Unix'
News Troubled software maker SCO's chief executive has claimed the Linux operating system includes Unix source code, during a court case in which Novell is suing SCO for royalties on Unix. In the hearing, which concludes on Friday, SCO chief executive...
[May 2, 2008, 17:12]
SCO warns businesses over Linux liabilities
News SCO Group, a financially struggling company that claims its Unix intellectual property has been illegally incorporated into Linux, has sent letters to about 1,500 of the world's largest corporations warning they could be liable for using Linux.
[May 15, 2003, 7:28]
SCO back-pedals on Linux invoice delivery
News The SCO Group has backed off a plan to send invoices to corporate users in order to prod them into buying licences for their use of Linux, an operating system the company argues violates its Unix intellectual property.
[October 16, 2003, 10:20]
SCO ponders hike in 'Linux IP' licence fees
News SCO has hinted that it may soon raise the cost of its intellectual property (IP) licences, which it says companies running Linux need to buy in order to avoid being sued. Many in the open-source community have been angered by SCO's ongoing claim...
[August 10, 2004, 11:25]
SCO receives funding to pursue Linux litigation
News Private-equity firm Stephen Norris & Co Capital Partners said on Thursday that it and unnamed Middle Eastern partners will fund SCO Group with up to $100m to take over the financially beleaguered Unix company, move it out of bankruptcy protection...
[February 15, 2008, 9:20]
SCO to attack validity of Linux licence
News SCO Group is planning to argue in its court battle against IBM that the General Public License (GPL) covering Linux and other open-source software is invalid, according to a report. IBM's defence will partly rest on the argument that SCO...
[August 15, 2003, 14:50]
SCO engineer: No smoking gun found in Linux
News A 2002 email suggests that an investigation commissioned by The SCO Group failed to produce any evidence that Linux contained copyrighted Unix code. The project was a result of SCO's executive management refusing to believe that it was possible for...
[July 15, 2005, 9:10]
SCO Linux lawsuits could hit users this year
News The first of the threatened lawsuits from SCO against companies who use Linux but have refused to sign up to the SCO Intellectual Property License for Linux are likely to land this year, the company said.
[November 26, 2003, 10:30]
Computer Associates buys SCO's Linux licence
News The SCO Group confirmed on Thursday that three more companies -- Computer Associates, Leggett & Platt, and Questar -- have purchased licences for its intellectual property, allowing them to run Linux without fear of SCO legal action.
[March 5, 2004, 7:45]
Gartner warns firms over SCO Linux threats
News Analyst firm Gartner has recommended that customers minimise their use of Linux on important systems because of questions resulting from SCO Group's warnings about legal liability. Minimise Linux in complex, mission-critical systems until the...
[June 3, 2003, 7:24]
Industry group fights SCO with Linux education
News The Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), a Linux consortium funded by most of the computing industry's major companies, has launched the open-source industry's latest counterattack to the SCO Group's attack on Linux: an education campaign designed...
[November 27, 2003, 13:05]
IBM wants judgement on SCO's Linux copyright
News IBM is seeking a judicial judgment against Linux antagonist the SCO Group absolving it from any claims of copyright infringement. The request appears in an amended counterclaim that Big Blue filed on Tuesday in its legal battle with SCO, whose main...
[March 31, 2004, 9:00]
