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Timeline of SCO–Linux disputes

Index Timeline of SCO–Linux disputes

The SCO Group is involved in a dispute with various Linux vendors and users. [1]

50 relations: Application binary interface, AutoZone, Breach of contract, Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code, Chief executive officer, Computer worm, Copyright infringement, Daimler AG, Damages, Darl McBride, David Boies, Denial-of-service attack, Discovery (law), Fortune 500, Free software movement, GNU General Public License, Google bomb, Groklaw, IBM, Intellectual property, Lanham Act, Linux, Linux kernel, Michigan Court of Appeals, Motion (legal), Mydoom, NASDAQ, Nevada, Non-compete clause, Novell, Pamela Jones, Pleading (United States), Prejudice (legal term), Red Hat, Red Hat, Inc. v. SCO Group, Inc., SCO Group, SCO Group, Inc. v. DaimlerChrysler Corp., SCO Group, Inc. v. International Business Machines Corp., SCO Group, Inc. v. Novell, Inc., SCO–Linux disputes, Stay of proceedings, Summary judgment, SUSE Linux, Trade secret, Unfair competition, United States Congress, United States District Court for the District of Delaware, Unix, UnixWare, Utah.

Application binary interface

In computer software, an application binary interface (ABI) is an interface between two binary program modules; often, one of these modules is a library or operating system facility, and the other is a program that is being run by a user.

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AutoZone

AutoZone is an American retailer of aftermarket automotive parts and accessories, the largest in the United States.

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Breach of contract

Breach of contract is a legal cause of action and a type of civil wrong, in which a binding agreement or bargained-for exchange is not honored by one or more of the parties to the contract by non-performance or interference with the other party's performance.

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Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code

Chapter 11 is a chapter of Title 11, the United States Bankruptcy Code, which permits reorganization under the bankruptcy laws of the United States.

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Chief executive officer

Chief executive officer (CEO) is the position of the most senior corporate officer, executive, administrator, or other leader in charge of managing an organization especially an independent legal entity such as a company or nonprofit institution.

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Computer worm

A computer worm is a standalone malware computer program that replicates itself in order to spread to other computers.

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Copyright infringement

Copyright infringement is the use of works protected by copyright law without permission, infringing certain exclusive rights granted to the copyright holder, such as the right to reproduce, distribute, display or perform the protected work, or to make derivative works.

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Daimler AG

Daimler AG is a German multinational automotive corporation.

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Damages

In law, damages are an award, typically of money, to be paid to a person as compensation for loss or injury.

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Darl McBride

Darl Charles McBride (born 1959) is an entrepreneur and CEO of Shout TV Inc.

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David Boies

David Boies (born March 11, 1941) is an American lawyer and chairman of the law firm Boies, Schiller & Flexner.

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Denial-of-service attack

In computing, a denial-of-service attack (DoS attack) is a cyber-attack in which the perpetrator seeks to make a machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users by temporarily or indefinitely disrupting services of a host connected to the Internet.

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Discovery (law)

Discovery, in the law of the United States and other countries, is a pre-trial procedure in a lawsuit in which each party, through the law of civil procedure, can obtain evidence from the other party or parties by means of discovery devices such as a request for answers to interrogatories, request for production of documents, request for admissions and depositions.

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Fortune 500

The Fortune 500 is an annual list compiled and published by Fortune magazine that ranks 500 of the largest United States corporations by total revenue for their respective fiscal years.

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Free software movement

The free software movement (FSM) or free / open source software movement (FOSSM) or free / libre open source software (FLOSS) is a social movement with the goal of obtaining and guaranteeing certain freedoms for software users, namely the freedom to run the software, to study and change the software, and to redistribute copies with or without changes.

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GNU General Public License

The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or GPL) is a widely used free software license, which guarantees end users the freedom to run, study, share and modify the software.

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Google bomb

The terms Google bomb and Googlewashing refer to the practice of causing a website to rank highly in web search engine results for irrelevant, unrelated or off-topic search terms by linking heavily.

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Groklaw

Groklaw was a website that covered legal news of interest to the free and open source software community.

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IBM

The International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States, with operations in over 170 countries.

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Intellectual property

Intellectual property (IP) is a category of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect, and primarily encompasses copyrights, patents, and trademarks.

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Lanham Act

The Lanham (Trademark) Act (codified at et seq.) is the primary federal trademark statute of law in the United States.

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Linux

Linux is a family of free and open-source software operating systems built around the Linux kernel.

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Linux kernel

The Linux kernel is an open-source monolithic Unix-like computer operating system kernel.

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Michigan Court of Appeals

The Michigan Court of Appeals is the intermediate-level appellate court of the state of Michigan.

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Motion (legal)

In United States law, a motion is a procedural device to bring a limited, contested issue before a court for decision.

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Mydoom

Mydoom, also known as W32.MyDoom@mm, Novarg, Mimail.R and "'Shimgapi'", is a computer worm affecting Microsoft Windows.

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NASDAQ

The Nasdaq Stock Market is an American stock exchange.

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Nevada

Nevada (see pronunciations) is a state in the Western, Mountain West, and Southwestern regions of the United States of America.

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Non-compete clause

In contract law, a non-compete clause (often NCC), or covenant not to compete (CNC), is a clause under which one party (usually an employee) agrees not to enter into or start a similar profession or trade in competition against another party (usually the employer).

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Novell

Novell, Inc. was a software and services company headquartered in Provo, Utah.

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Pamela Jones

Pamela Jones, commonly known as PJ, is the creator and was editor of Groklaw, a website that covered legal news of interest to the free and open-source software community.

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Pleading (United States)

Pleading in United States Federal courts is governed by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

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Prejudice (legal term)

Prejudice is a legal term with different meanings when used in criminal, civil or common law.

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Red Hat

Red Hat, Inc. is an American multinational software company providing open-source software products to the enterprise community.

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Red Hat, Inc. v. SCO Group, Inc.

Red Hat v. SCO is a lawsuit filed by Red Hat against The SCO Group on August 4, 2003.

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SCO Group

SCO, The SCO Group, The TSG Group, Caldera Systems, and Caldera International are the various names of an American software company that became known for acquiring the Santa Cruz Operation's Server Software and Services divisions, and UnixWare and OpenServer technologies, and then, under CEO Darl McBride, pursuing a series of legal battles known as the SCO-Linux controversies.

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SCO Group, Inc. v. DaimlerChrysler Corp.

SCO Group v. DaimlerChrysler was a lawsuit filed in the United States, in the state of Michigan.

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SCO Group, Inc. v. International Business Machines Corp.

SCO v. IBM is a civil lawsuit in the United States District Court of Utah.

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SCO Group, Inc. v. Novell, Inc.

SCO v. Novell was a United States lawsuit in which The SCO Group (SCO) claimed ownership of the source code for the Unix operating system, including portions of Linux.

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SCO–Linux disputes

The SCO–Linux disputes are a series of legal and public disputes between the software company SCO Group (SCO) and various Linux vendors and users.

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Stay of proceedings

A stay of proceedings is a ruling by the court in civil and criminal procedure, halting further legal process in a trial or other legal proceeding.

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Summary judgment

In law, a summary judgment (also judgment as a matter of law) is a judgment entered by a court for one party and against another party summarily, i.e., without a full trial.

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SUSE Linux

SUSE Linux is a computer operating system.

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Trade secret

A trade secret is a formula, practice, process, design, instrument, pattern, commercial method, or compilation of information not generally known or reasonably ascertainable by others by which a business can obtain an economic advantage over competitors or customers.

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Unfair competition

Unfair (or disloyal) competition in commercial law is a deceptive business practice that causes economic harm to other businesses or to consumers.

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United States Congress

The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the Federal government of the United States.

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United States District Court for the District of Delaware

The United States District Court for the District of Delaware (in case citations, D. Del.) is the Federal district court having jurisdiction over the entire state of Delaware.

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Unix

Unix (trademarked as UNIX) is a family of multitasking, multiuser computer operating systems that derive from the original AT&T Unix, development starting in the 1970s at the Bell Labs research center by Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and others.

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UnixWare

UnixWare is a Unix operating system.

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Utah

Utah is a state in the western United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_SCO–Linux_disputes

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