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SCO: Our code is in Linux
News Lines from Unix's source code have been copied into the heart of Linux, sometimes exactly and sometimes in a modified form designed to disguise their origin, SCO Group chief executive Darl McBride said Thursday.
[May 2, 2003, 7:22]
Novell defends SuSE deal against SCO charges
News The enterprise software company issued a statement on Tuesday dismissing a claim by SCO chief executive Darl McBride that the acquisition contravenes an agreement signed in 1995. McBride's characterisation of the agreements between Novell and SCO...
[November 20, 2003, 10:05]
SCO sets steep charge for Linux licence
News In a teleconference with media and financial analysts, SCO chief executive Darl McBride bluntly accused Red Hat of distributing Linux software that illegally copies SCO's Unix code. McBride said businesses that continue using Linux without a SCO...
[August 6, 2003, 9:10]
SCO engineer: No smoking gun found in Linux
News The email, which was sent to SCO Group chief executive Darl McBride by a senior vice-president at the company, forwards on an email from a SCO engineer. In the email, Davidson shares his findings with Senior vice-president Reg Broughton, who then...
[July 15, 2005, 9:10]
SCO ponders hike in 'Linux IP' licence fees
News Darl McBride, SCO's chief executive, revealed last week that his company weren't planning to bring any more lawsuits anytime soon. If so, IBM's position is somewhat at odds with that of SCO, given McBride's willingness to discuss the legal position...
[August 10, 2004, 11:25]
SCO rules out further court cases
News SCO, the US software vendor that has angered most of the open-source community with its claim that its proprietary Unix source code has been illegally copied into the Linux kernel, won't be launching any more lawsuits in the foreseeable future...
[August 4, 2004, 12:35]
SCO dangles Linux-licence carrot
News We have a solution that gets you clean, gets you square with the use of Linux without having to go to the courtroom," SCO chief executive Darl McBride said in a conference call on Monday. A contract unearthed from a filing cabinet showed that SCO...
[July 22, 2003, 7:51]
SCO reschedules lawsuit revelation
News SCO chief executive Darl McBride said on Monday that the company planned to talk about the suits on Tuesday, but Stowell said the company needed more time to prepare the announcement. McBride said Monday that the company has about $64m in cash...
[March 3, 2004, 7:20]
SCO exhibits contentious code
News During the first two hours of a morning keynote session at SCO Forum on Monday, chief executive Darl McBride outlined the company's legal strategy and tried to convince SCO partners and customers that it is fighting the good fight.
[August 19, 2003, 8:40]
SCO puts focus on countertop
News But the company retains an interest in Linux, according to chief executive Darl McBride, who took over shortly before the name change. Although SCO is not releasing details of the service yet, McBride said it will fit in with the company's focus on...
[October 3, 2002, 14:48]
Unix contract sheds light on Novell-SCO dispute
News If the debate ends up in court, as SCO chief executive Darl McBride predicted last week, the agreement would likely be exhibit A, with both sides able to present passages that support their position. SCO didn't immediately respond to questions...
[June 5, 2003, 7:28]
SCO accepts $50m investment
News In May, chief executive Darl McBride said during a conference call with financial analysts that SCO had investment offers on the table. We decided not to take those investments, because we were able to generate larger amounts of cash from SCOsource...
[October 17, 2003, 9:30]
Save the last dance for SCO
Leader And controversial chief executive Darl McBride has moved on from his "If we lose, we're screwed" stance to "even if we lose we're in good shape, so let's not worry about that," by way of demonstrating his change of focus and new concentration on...
[August 10, 2005, 14:35]
Red Hat sues SCO over Linux
News But SCO isn't relaxing: chief executive Darl McBride warned Szulik in letter on Monday to expect counterclaims. Although McBride said in his letter that a conspiracy charge against Red Hat is likely, SCO spokesman Blake Stowell said it won't be the...
[August 5, 2003, 9:00]
SCO reports profit and vows to fight on
News The magnitude of our SCOsource licensing opportunities and our confidence in the SCOsource revenue pipeline is growing each quarter," the company's chief executive, Darl McBride, said in a statement. During the conference call, McBride portrayed...
[August 15, 2003, 10:20]
SCO to attack validity of Linux licence
News Heise's remarks echo the comments of SCO chief executive Darl McBride during a recent teleconference, in which he announced a set of licence fees that companies using Linux could pay if they wanted to avoid legal action by SCO.
[August 15, 2003, 14:50]
Unix decline extends SCO revenue drop
News SCO chief executive Darl McBride claimed a minor victory in one of the company's cases, which accuses AutoZone of copyright infringement for using Linux. Contrary to AutoZone's various statements to the court, SCO found through discovery, including...
[June 2, 2005, 15:15]
'Failing' SCO sees Linux licence revenue plunge
News SCO chief executive Darl McBride put on an upbeat face, claiming that the third quarter was "a productive quarter for SCO". Our UNIX business operated profitably for the third consecutive quarter and we launched SCO OpenServer 6 which has received...
[September 9, 2005, 14:05]
SuSE, SCO bullish on profits
News Dropping the Linux product will help the company's business, chief executive Darl McBride said in a conference call on Wednesday. SCO is in negotiations to buy two smaller companies that will bolster its SCOx plan, McBride said.
[May 29, 2003, 7:35]
Opponents attack SCO's GPL 'nonsense'
News Heise's remarks echo the comments of SCO chief executive Darl McBride during a recent teleconference, in which he announced a set of licence fees that companies using Linux could pay if they wanted to avoid legal action by SCO.
[August 19, 2003, 12:25]
