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BusinessWeek: How SCO’s Threats Rallied Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 7, 2005

“We all read the headlines warning of dark times ahead for Linux
and the open-source software movement.

“‘Suit imperils prospects for Linux,’ said the Boston
Globe
. ‘Free software faces a rocky road to court,’ warned
The Financial Times. ‘One billion dollar lawsuit against
IBM could taint Linux,’ cautioned the Seattle Times.


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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