unix licence articles, videos, photos and opinions

Sort by Relevance | Date | Popularity

The end of Groklaw

...its intellectual rights in Unix? Or that companies using Linux needed a Unix licence? Or... Even now it's hard to get the facts straight... Read more

11 April, 2011

SCO admits business risks of IBM lawsuit

A regulatory filing by SCO has warned of some of the potential consequences for the company of its lawsuit with IBM over Unix licences Read more

1 April, 2003 by Stephen Shankland

McNealy 'thrilled' Sun's Unix licence is safe

...lawsuit] but I'm thrilled to death SCO can’t revoke our Unix licence. "We can indemnify our users and if anybody's nervous about... Read more

31 July, 2003 by Tony Hallett

IBM: Our Unix licence is irrevocable

...rights to the operating system. "We've reviewed our contracts, and our Unix licence is irrevocable and perpetual," Mike Fay, vice president of communications for... Read more

11 March, 2003 by Stephen Shankland

SCO cancels Sequent's Unix licence

IBM subsidiary Sequent has had the licence for its Unix-based Dynix/ptx operating system revoked, as SCO raises the stakes in its legal battle Read more

13 August, 2003 by Matt Hines

McNealy: 'I'm thrilled to death SCO can't revoke our Unix licence

...lawsuit] but I'm thrilled to death SCO can't revoke our Unix licence. "We can indemnify our users and if anybody's nervous about... Read more

30 July, 2003 by Tony Hallett

SCO revokes IBM Unix licence

...don't, says Big Blue SCO claims to have revoked IBM's Unix licence in its ongoing battle to squeeze cash out of its claimed... Read more

17 June, 2003 by Stephen Shankland

IBM to SCO: Our Unix licence is irrevocable

...rights to the operating system. "We've reviewed our contracts, and our Unix licence is irrevocable and perpetual," Mike Fay, vice president of communications for... Read more

11 March, 2003 by Stephen Shankland

Novell: SCO insolvency 'imminent' and 'inevitable'

...on 17 January. Previous financial statements have shown that its income from Unix licence sales has been falling, with its Linux indemnification programme — which protects... Read more

11 January, 2007 by Graeme Wearden

IBM launches Linux counterattack on SCO

...Group's attack on Linux users, arguing that SCO's demands for Unix licence payments are undermined by its earlier shipment of an open-source... Read more

28 July, 2003 by Stephen Shankland

SCO seeks to halt IBM's Unix

...Mike Fay, vice president of communications for IBM's systems group. "Our Unix licence is irrevocable, perpetual and fully paid up. It can't be... Read more

17 June, 2003 by Stephen Shankland

Sun emerges from shadows holding SCO licence

Sun has revealed it was first in line to sign a Unix licence from SCO Group Read more

11 July, 2003 by Stephen Shankland

Red Hat offers Linux patent protection

...Unix code into open-source Linux against the terms of IBM's Unix licence. Then the issue died down — until recently. Last week, Oracle chief... Read more

6 November, 2006 by Stephen Shankland

IBM demands details of SCO dealings with HP, Microsoft, Sun

...Microsoft started paying SCO what eventually grew to $16.6m for a Unix licence, according to regulatory filings. Only long-time Unix fan Sun previously... Read more

22 February, 2006 by Graeme Wearden

Inside the Linux arcana

Did a 1994 agreement with SCO hand Sun a smoking gun? Read more

17 March, 2004 by David Berlind

Get ZDNet UK's daily newsletter

Enter your email address to sign up

ZDNet UK Live

minzhu

Don't blame CEO, they want RIM win. RIM has strange culture and self distruct political environment. In RIM if a new hired person figure out...

1 hour ago by minzhu on RIM CEO: Time to squash BlackBerry myths
Thomas Gellhaus

I've been very pleased with Mageia 2. My review went up on Sunday. My only issue is that my particular wireless printer hasn't been detected on...

4 hours ago by Thomas Gellhaus via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
knapper

That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

10 hours ago by knapper on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

11 hours ago by JohneKerr on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
Iain Sutherland

I received the notification of Mageia 2 being released on Saturday, was already running Mageia 1. After running the installation X came back up...

12 hours ago by Iain Sutherland via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
SoapyTablet

If ZTE have been selling below cost with the ZTE Blade / Orange San Francisco then given the current high street price of the Nokia Lumia 710, you...

16 hours ago by SoapyTablet on Huawei, ZTE face EU 'illegal state subsidies' probe
Burn-IT

Yes it is basically down to "nobody in control understands IT, is willing to admit it, or allow decisions to be delegated". Lets get someone in who...

16 hours ago by Burn-IT on 6 million wasted licences and £1,200 PCs: welcome to government IT
pjc158

So let me get this straight just because a consultant has oberved that mobile companies who get in trouble never recover, well we all might as well...

16 hours ago by pjc158 on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report
Jake Rayson

@191706> *their* own Mac Thank you for picking up the errant spelling :) @apexwm > Mac OS X for Intel machines is supposed to run in VirtualBox...

19 hours ago by Jake Rayson on xTreme Triple Booting: Linux, Mac & Windows
archerthom

I'm imagining Batman-style sonar imaging that will detect the cat and Lego bricks in the dark - I'm going to be disappointed aren't I?

19 hours ago by archerthom on Indoor navigation coming to a mobile near you soon
unlockworldwide

May I quote Horace Dediu, who runs the consultancy Asmyco who has repeatedly observed that mobile phone companies that fall into loss – even once...

20 hours ago by unlockworldwide on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report
NarayanaIyyappan

It is useful for their lifes,and also this matters are important for networking students.

23 hours ago by NarayanaIyyappan on IPv6 security: Plan now and quiz vendors
DarkDown

yeah! all we want free software

1 day ago by DarkDown on Stallman: Free software battling for hearts and minds
Jack Strain

Just gimme a map to the fridge. :D

2 days ago by Jack Strain via Facebook on Indoor navigation coming to a mobile near you soon
Sungwoo

do You know that? it can install 4G Ram. So i buy 4g and install It work! I can run call of duty 4,6,7 [Modern war... 1,2,3] Call of duty 1 was...

2 days ago by Sungwoo on Loose Ends - Upgrading the Aspire One 522
itsajob

2. Bad idea. Making up patch cables loses you your commission from the cable supplier. 3. If you tidy up, other people can understand where the...

2 days ago by itsajob on Ten IT jobs to save up for those rare lulls
Paul Smyth

Is this classic FUD? One thing I would definitely have notice is a Mozilla threat to stop supporting GNU/Linux.

3 days ago by Paul Smyth via Facebook on Firefox rapid release improves Fedora Linux
UnderINK

I agree with the previous commenter wholeheartedly. I couldn't say it better myself. This is very 'Big Brother'. And while I agree with protecting...

3 days ago by UnderINK on European e-identity plan to be unveiled this month
Simon Bisson and Mary Branscombe

Nice to see that Turing's idea of a general purpose computer doing once-hardware-powered tasks in software is now universal ;-) Mary

3 days ago by Simon Bisson and Mary Branscombe on Software with everything
Jason Burchell

seriously now. I've only bothered to read a small bit of the comments. do me and the rest of the world a favour. stop saying it does not work or...

3 days ago by Jason Burchell via Facebook on Music industry negotiating over 24-bit downloads