IBM argues that the open-source General Public License negates SCO's proprietary claims and that its antagonist's software violates four IBM patents. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 ...

The Linux distributor files suit against SCO Group and sets up a fund to defray legal costs that the Linux community may incur due to SCO's actions. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 ...

The long-running legal battle between IBM and SCO may be coming to a head as IBM and SCO file competing motions for summary judgment. Is the end finally at hand?

coverage from the Linux gathering. In a 45-page document filed late Wednesday, IBM argues that because SCO distributed a version of Linux under the open-source General Public License (GPL), it can't ...