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SCO: Going, going, gone?
"Last week, a judge ruled that Novell, not SCO, owns the rights to Unix code and that SCO can't sue IBM for violating rights it doesn't own, signaling that the endless, $5 billion legal battle over Linux may soon...SCO's Linux battle: Game over?
"A district court on Friday confirmed that Novell holds Unix and UnixWare copyrights that are at the focus of SCO's ongoing multi-billion dollar lawsuit against IBM. It is a far reaching ruling that enables Novell to force SCO to withdraw its suit against IBM and claim...Court Rules: Novell owns the UNIX and UnixWare copyrights! Novell has right t...
"Judge Dale Kimball has issued a 102-page ruling [PDF] on the numerous summary judgment motions in SCO v. Novell. Here it is as text. Here is what matters most: [T]he court concludes that Novell...Microsoft Won't Sue Linux Users, Company Exec Says
Old Softy is starting to wise up."Despite its claim to own 42 patents used in the creation of the Linux kernel and hundreds more embedded in other free software programs, Microsoft does not plan to take a page from The SCO Group and sue users of the open source operating...Open source is not free | Steve Ballmer
"Steve Ballmer,Microsoft’s chief executive, said that open-source vendors must respect Microsoft’s intellectual property and that open source “is not free”.”I would not anticipate that we make a huge...Novell CEO “OpenOffice the holy grail”
"Novell CEO Ron Hovsepian, said at a media briefing in Sydney that the popularity of OpenOffice, the open source productivity suite, will be key to the financial success of Novell.OpenOffice is a “multiplatform and multilingual office suite and an open-source project....Novell backs away from Ballmer comments on Linux
"Novell Inc. on Monday distanced itself from comments last week by Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer that the Linux operating system infringes on Microsoft patents, although the two companies said that their recently-unveiled alliance remains intact."slashdot [information technology news]
Specialized news focused on information technology topics.Microsoft says open to more Linux-type deals:report
"Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) is open to more deals like one it just agreed with Novell for open-source Linux software, but believes customers will continue to pay for software, its chief executive told an Indian newspaper. "We will love to put that kind of agreement in place...Linux advocates wary of Novell-Microsoft tie
"Novell investors may be cheering the Linux vendor's historic partnership with Microsoft, but Linux advocates had an entirely different reaction Thursday, expressing concerns that the deal may hint at future...The Register [information technology news]
Plus other good things.The Sweet Kiss of Death for the Penguin-Chameleon. From Microsoft
"Microsoft and Novell signed a historical partnership, that could not have been possible a year ago. Is that the beginning of the end for Novell? It seems the negotiations have begun more than six months ago, but have been kept secret until now due to the importance of...Microsoft plans to partner with rival Novell on Linux system
"BEIJING, Nov. 6 (Xinhuanet)-- Microsoft surprised the tech world, unveiling a plan to go into partnership with longtime rival Novell (NOVL), the world's leading maker of operating systems based on Linux. The two companies shook hands on a tie-up to create...Matt Asay advises tragically hip VCs to give it up, I say do it right
"Matt Asay advises tragically hip VCs to give it up, I say do it right Novell exec Matt Asay has some advice for venture capitalists desperately searching for the next great deal by doing just about anything to build relationships with the 20-something engineering set...Top Members Today
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