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SCO Vs The Linux World…What's A Linux User To Do?
Talkback Is there anyway for me or a group of others with similar interests in starting a suit against SCO? I have an investment in Linux and believe that I am being damaged by SCO's actions. I think that al million users or even hundreds of users might be...
[August 14, 2003, 14:54]
SCO And Linux: The Legal Rights And Wrongs
News That's certainly the case in the current dispute that pits the SCO Group against the Linux community, says Stuart Meyer, an intellectual property partner with Fenwick & West. Assuming that SCO's claims have merit, where does the liability lie?
[September 29, 2003, 12:50]
New Kid On The Linux Block: SCO
News PC Unix stalwart SCO is doing the inevitable -- or the unthinkable, depending on your interpretation. Ransom Love, CEO of Caldera Systems, said "since Linux is now Unix and that's the Internet," the move was a natural for SCO.
[June 14, 2000, 9:03]
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]
SCO Reports Poor Results
News The SCO Group reported lacklustre second-quarter results on Thursday, with revenue falling across its three divisions and its loss from operations widening. SCO, which is embroiled in a number of lawsuits over Unix intellectual property, reported...
[June 10, 2004, 16:40]
SCO Linux Lawsuits Could Hit Users This Year
Talkback The SCO Group has been threatening to sue In both the IBM and Red cases, the SCO Group has whined to the judges about being overwhelmed with legal paperwork to comply with discovery motions. Linux vendors and/or users for six months now.
[November 26, 2003, 17:21]
Open-source Gurus Slam SCO
News Two prominent figures in the open-source realm have rejected SCO Group's argument that Linux users should pay the company licence fees for using the operating system. FSF's Moglen made a more elaborate case against SCO Group in a talk given...
[August 1, 2003, 9:10]
SCO Lays Off Staff To Boost Balance Sheet
News The SCO Group laid off a "small" number of employees late last week as part of an effort to make its Unix products group profitable, the company said on Tuesday. Stowell said the move wasn't influenced by the urging of one of SCO's major investors...
[May 5, 2004, 9:05]
McBride Reaches For Rhetoric In Linux Battle
News SCO Group chief executive Darl McBride is invoking the Founding Fathers in his company's battle over Unix intellectual property rights. In an open letter posted on the SCO Web site Thursday, McBride argues that the General Public Licence (GPL) that...
[December 8, 2003, 13:45]
Microsoft Email 'misunderstood' - SCO
News The SCO Group dismissed a leaked memo that connected Microsoft to $86m (£47m)in investments in the company, saying the author of the email misunderstood the venture deal. The SCO Group on Thursday acknowledged the authenticity of an email sent on...
[March 5, 2004, 7:55]
Meta: It's Ok To Use Linux
News Companies should proceed with current or planned Linux projects despite the SCO Group's move to curb usage of the popular open-source platform, says Dr Kevin McIsaac, research director for Asia-Pacific at Meta Group.
[May 15, 2003, 8:46]
Open-source Guru Claims Proof Of MS-SCO Link
News An open-source group has published a memo leaked from within SCO Group that appears to point to a much more extensive financial relationship between Microsoft and SCO than has previously been known. The memo is largely a discussion of SCO Group's...
[March 4, 2004, 16:30]
SCO 'must Show More Code' - Judge
News A judge on Wednesday ordered both the SCO Group and IBM to reveal more information in their legal tangle over Linux and Unix, including the code that SCO believes infringes on its intellectual property.
[March 4, 2004, 7:15]
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]
Microsoft To License SCO Group Unix Rights
News Microsoft is acquiring the rights to Unix technology from SCO Group, a move that could impact the battle between Windows and Linux in the market for computer operating systems. Then last year, Caldera changed its name to SCO Group to reflect the...
[May 19, 2003, 7:33]
Novell Gives IBM Absolution Over Linux
News The tag team wrestling match between the SCO Group, IBM and Novell has entered another round, with Novell invoking its presumed right to clear IBM of any contract violations. Novell, on behalf of the SCO Group, hereby waives any purported right SCO...
[February 13, 2004, 7:30]
Industry Group Says SCO Cannot Alter Old Licences
News An open-source industry group has filed a new complaint with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission against controversial software company the SCO Group, saying the vendor is attempting to alter previously granted licences.
[February 19, 2004, 9:00]
SCO Prepares To Send Invoices For Linux
News The SCO Group is turning up the heat in its attempt to impose Unix licence fees for Linux use: it plans to begin sending invoices to companies before the month is out. Meanwhile, SCO is having setbacks in one legal case brought by German Linux...
[September 3, 2003, 8:50]
How Does UnitedLinux Stack Up Against Red Hat?
News Like most business partners, the organisations that make up the UnitedLinux initiative -- SuSE Linux, Turbolinux, Conectiva, and The SCO Group (formerly Caldera) -- are hoping that their combined efforts will bear more fruit and bring in more...
[January 14, 2003, 14:58]
How The SCO Lawsuit Will Affect Linux Adoption
News In early March, SCO Group filed a $1 billion lawsuit against IBM, accusing it of violating its Unix license. SCO Group's power play The most obvious question is, "How did SCO Group get the footing to file such a lawsuit anyway?
[April 15, 2003, 9:37]
