News (25)

  • Big Blue files counterclaims against SCO

    IBM on Thursday filed counterclaims against the SCO Group in the continuing legal battle over the Linux operating system.

  • Ransom for Unix and open source

    Caldera chief executive Ransom Love talks about open source, thin clients and his vision of a unified Unix/Linux platform.

  • High alert for open source?

    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.

  • The FUD war against Linux

    Open-source activist Bruce Perens uncovers the SCO-Microsoft connection behind a campaign to convince users that trade secrets of Unix have been copied into Linux.

  • Open source group says no to SCO

    A leading free software group has vowed to fight portions of a request to release information that could help the SCO Group in its legal battle against Linux.

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Features and Case Studies (8)

  • Linux community scoffs at SCO's evidence

    As pictures of contested Linux code make their way online, open-source enthusiasts are bashing The SCO Group for its claims that the code shows it has legal rights over the OS.

  • Linux licence overhaul -- don't hold your breath

    General Public License governing heart of popular open-source OS is being updated to deal with patents, other issues. But it'll be a struggle.

  • High alert for open source?

    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.

  • The FUD war against Linux

    Open-source activist Bruce Perens uncovers the SCO-Microsoft connection behind a campaign to convince users that trade secrets of Unix have been copied into Linux.

  • Getting a glimpse at SCO's evidence

    In a quiet Las Vegas conference room, the company offers customers, partners and the merely curious the chance to view controversial Linux code for themselves.

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