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How the SCO Lawsuit Will Affect Linux Adoption - http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-5034672.html
Depending on how IBM responds, its Linux strategy, and the fate of whole Linux movement, may hang in the balance. Unix history; forum comments. [TechRepublic] |
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SCO's Legal Fees Could Jeopardize Its Software Business - http://www3.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=118545
SCO will pay its lawyers $9 million to pursue lawsuits against Linux users, who should keep low profile and have contingency plan. SCO customers should have migration plan if SCO legal strategy falters. [Gartner] |
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SCO NDA Offers Little Information, Much Risk - http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6923
Full text of long non-disclosure agreement SCO asks independent experts to sign, interview with lawyer Dan Ravicher identifies 3 key problems, forum comments. No one in kernel development or planning to contribute to free software projects should sign it. [Linux Journal] |
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SCO Admits: Linux Jihad is Destroying Our Business - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/11/18/sco_admits_linux_jihad/
SEC filing shows: SCO has already lost business from its loyal customer base; expects to lose more. [The Register] |
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Gartner: SCO's Legal Fees Could Jeopardize Its Software Business - http://lwn.net/Articles/59492/
Recent moves compromise SCO mission as software firm; place law firm in position of growing power to set agenda for SCO compensation. Summary with forum comments. [LWN: Linux Weekly News] |
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ESR: This is a Strike at the Heart of Our Community - http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2003-03-07-010-26-OP-CD-LL
Anti-SCO alarum and editorial by Open Source advocate Eric S. Raymond, with many forum comments. [Linux Today] |
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SCO Admits Business Risks of IBM Lawsuit - http://news.zdnet.co.uk/itmanagement/0,1000000308,2132758,00.htm
Warns in regulatory filing that its $1 billion lawsuit alleging IBM misappropriated trade secrets will be costly, may alienate others in computing industry. [ZDNet UK] |
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Unix's War on Linux - http://news.cnet.com/2010-1071-994463.html
By Charles Cooper. The deeply flawed lawsuit filed against IBM by SCO is a stalking-horse for a deeper struggle between proprietary and open-source software. [CNET News.com] |
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SCO Warns of IBM Lawsuit Risks - http://news.cnet.com/2100-1007-994811.html
It says its $1 billion lawsuit will be costly and may have unintended effects that may harm their business: legal fees may rise greatly, revenue from joint ventures with IBM and partners may fall, IBM may have customers shun SCO products. [CNET News.com] |