SCO says proprietary source code underlying Unix has been illegally copied into the Linux kernel. SCO critics argue that because the company shipped a Linux product under an open-source license, that ...

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

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Several groups argue that SCO Group's shipment of a Linux product undermines its attack on the OS's intellectual-property underpinnings, but SCO says the argument is baseless. Stephen Shankland worked ...