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Coordination guidelines and forum links for boycott of all SCO products and services by the open source community. [PCLinuxOnline.com]
http://www.pclinuxonline.com/mod...ile=viewtopic&topic=871&forum=35
Full, uncommented text of original 6 March complaint, by plaintiff Caldera Systems, Inc., d/b/a The SCO Group, versus International Business Machines Corp. [SCO]
http://www.sco.com/scosource/complaint3.06.03.html
By Eric Raymond, President Open Source Initiative; Rob Landley, Consultant. Long detailed position paper with history, in response to SCO complaint. Critiques complaint mainly in Unix development context. [OpenSource.org]
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OSI Position Paper on the SCO-vs.-IBM Complaint Corrections to the diagramming of the SCO line; SCO XENIX V/386 was not a derivative of the original XENIX line, even though it bore the XENIX name. Revision 2.42003-08-22esr Minor corrections from X/Open. Revision 2.42003-06-24esr Corrected dates of AIX. Revision...Open source leader Eric S. Raymond web page seeking information on how Unix trade secrets were legally nullified in the past.
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No Secrets Unix trade secrets may have been legally nullified. OSI has explained why this suit is groundless. Now I want to know if you have ever had read access to proprietary Unix source code (not just binaries and documentation) under circumstances...By John C. Dvorak. Timeline from 1993 to present with many important events shown, useful inline links, small reading list. Information from public sources including SEC filings, press releases, news stories. [Dvorak.org]
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SCO versus IBM and Linux The information contained in this timeline is from public sources including SEC filings, Press releases and news stories. Most have been authenticated and discrepancies are usually noted. The accuracy is not guaranteed, some exact dates are missing. If you have...Form to send a message of concern to your congressperson, by The Electronic Frontier Foundation, EFF.
http://action.eff.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=2775
Business division managing SCO Unix system intellectual property. Many documents: court filings, complaint excerpts, FAQ, GNU GPL, official letter threatening intellectual property enforcement against all Linux customers.
http://www.sco.com/scosource/
Treats legal aspects of SCO vs. IBM and Linux case: news, extensive analyses, big story archive, hard to find documents, large amounts of carefully researched information, quote database, well used fora. [Creative Commons License]
http://www.groklaw.net/
Regularly updated summary page with indexed links to all of their SCO vs. IBM and Linux related stories. [ZDNet CNET News.com]
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News: Special Reports Gridless enterprises should be talking to the EGA 12:40PM News in RSS Hardware| Software| Security| Commentary| All News| All Videos| Alerts| News Focus SCO means business on Linux licenses Despite countersuits and heavy criticism, SCO Group says it will begin...By Rob Landley, Consultant; Eric Raymond, President Open Source Initiative. Long, detailed rebuttal of revised complaint against IBM by SCO. [OpenSource.org]
http://www.opensource.org/halloween/halloween9.php
Tries to sort some claims, counterclaims of fact and law, with no negative rhetoric. Focus: legal status of Linux, likelihood SCO will succeed in its efforts; formats: HTML, MS Word. Infrequently Asked Questions too.
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FAQ: SCO and Linux See also mirror at http www.1779.net/scofaq with thanks to Gregg Sperling. SCO and Linux In recent months, the SCO Group (formerly Caldera) has sought to undermine the viability of Linux, and of open source software generally, through legal action and...Group of Linux professionals formed to give Canadian response to SCO suits against IBM, Linux; Goal: give users tools to understand SCO actions, CLIC response, learn legal responsibilities and/or remedies. [CLUE: Canadian Linux Users Exchange]
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CLUE: Canadian Linux users exchange Please note that this page is no longer being maintained! For up to date information regarding the SCO vs. IBM and Linux case, please visit Groklaw. CLIC strongly condemns the recent and ongoing denial-of-service (DoS) attacks on the SCO Group's...By Stephen Leibowitz. The contention that Linux infringes on SCO IP is wrong. Perceptive article covers all main aspects of case, suggests ways Linux community can address these problems.
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Why SCO is Wrong The purpose of this writing is to express my view on the controversy concerning The SCO Group and the Linux operating system. Like most independent observers, I disagree with SCO’s claims in this area. The next four sections discuss why...Regularly updated summary page with indexed links to all of their SCO vs. IBM and Linux related stories. [Computerworld]
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SCO's Linux Fight Special Coverage Keep up on technology news and trends with our free e-mail newsletters! Select from daily and weekly updates including alerts and roundups by topic. Sign up today! Knowledge Centers SecurityStorageMobile WirelessHardwareNetworkingSoftware More Knowledge Centers: Select one Business Intelligence CRM Careers...Fake Web error page referencing the SCO/Linux lawsuit.
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Cannot find Stolen SCO Code in Linux Linux cannot be displayed The stolen code you are looking for is currently unavailable. The operating system that you are accusing of copyright violation does not have stolen SCO code. You may need to reference the GPL and lower your...