Zombies, Linux, IBM and SCO | Linux Today

Zombies, Linux, IBM and SCO

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SMK
Sean Michael Kerner
Jun 19, 2013

In March of 2003, SCO Group filed a lawsuit against IBM over Unix trade secrets.

Ten years later, it’s a legal dispute that is still alive.

Groklaw – a site that got its start because of the SCO case – and a site that is still very much alive was the first to report on the re-opening of the case.

SMK

Sean Michael Kerner

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