(LinuxWorld) — Caldera Systems, Inc. d/b/a The SCO Group v.
International Business Machines Corp. is the first case I could find that
involves intellectual property and Linux. At the heart of SCO's complaint are
allegations that IBM signed a license to study and use SCO's source code to
improve IBM's AIX and that IBM's release of SCO source code to developers has
harmed SCO. This is the first time anyone has claimed in a state or federal
court that proprietary intellectual property has found its way into Linux.
What does this case mean to Linux? Let's find out.
SCO's 40-page, 9,000-word complaint is the opening shot in its battle against
IBM. A complaint is supposed to be a short, plain statement of the claim that
shows the plaintiff's entitlement to some relief. I... (more)
(LinuxWorld) — If you run Gentoo Linux or Sorcerer, patch your kernel
code by hand or compose complicated HTML pages using vi, this URL isn't for
you.
If you're new to Linux, read on. This story was inspired by the following
letter-to-the-editor I received recently: I want to shift from Windows to
Linux and have some questions. Can I run any Linux application on Windows and
any Wi... (more)
Mark Cappel is the editor of Linux.SYS-CON.com.
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