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  • Don't ignore the fact that SCO could win

    Commentary: Open-source folks aren't tackling the one key question in the SCO Group-IBM battle over Unix - what if the company's right?

  • UPDATE: SCO warns open source community

    Open-source software supporters need to do a better job of policing themselves as developers and activists, according to Darl McBride, CEO of controversial Unix seller SCO Group.

  • An open-source letter

    The current flap between SCO Group and the Linux community brings back memories of summer 1995. It was an unforgettable time for me, in a bad way.

  • Microsoft, Linux vendors slow to fix flaw

    Operating system vendors were given two months notice before a serious security flaw was made public but some have yet to resolve the issue, a security researcher has claimed.

  • Opponents attack SCO's GPL 'nonsense'

    The SCO Group's argument that the GNU General Public License is invalid would also mean Microsoft is breaking the law, according to the Free Software Foundation.

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  • Linux gets renewed heart

    The latest version of the 2.4-series kernel for the open-source operating system is released amid controversy over components in the Linux code.

  • SCO to attack validity of Linux licence

    SCO's strategy for its lawsuit against IBM could destroy the legal foundation of Linux and related software.

  • SCO raps Red Hat, sets license prices

    SCO Group fired back at Linux leader Red Hat and revealed steep licensing prices for Linux users who want to steer clear of the company's legal wrangle with the open-source operating system.

  • Commentary: Unix's war on Linux

    The lawsuit filed against IBM by SCO is a stalking-horse for a deeper struggle between proprietary and open-source software.

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  • Linux gets renewed heart

    Updated code for the heart of current Linux products was released Friday, in the first major revamp to the kernel since November.

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