February 1, 2004
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As expected, SCO’s Web site was overwhelmed by a MyDoom-created DDoS attack early Sunday morning. The SCO Group Inc. confirmed that by midnight EST today, a large-scale, DDoS (distributed-denial-of-service) attack had rendered its Web site completely inaccessible. The MyDoom (dubbed … Continue reading
January 6, 2004
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Microsoft is calling its new anti-Linux ad campaign “Get the Facts,” but I call it “Get the FUD.” At the heart of the campaign is a new Microsoft web site that provides you with the “industry case studies, business analysts … Continue reading
January 6, 2004
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Sun Microsystems Inc. is ending its Cobalt server product line, but thats not the end of the Cobalt story. Sun has elected to release the Cobalt RaQ 550 server appliance source code under a Berkeley style open-source license, thus giving … Continue reading
December 22, 2003
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In a letter sent last week to Linux companies, The SCO Group Inc made a number of specific claims about programs within Linux it contends were stolen from its Unix intellectual property. However, several Linux experts, including Linux founder Linus … Continue reading
December 22, 2003
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Once upon a time, there was a little company named SCO that lived in the town of Unix. Now, SCO often ventured out in the woods. One day, it ran back shouting that that nasty bully IBM had attacked it. … Continue reading
November 4, 2003
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From the company that turned away early Linux pioneers Bryan Sparks and Ransom Love, Novell Inc. is completing its reinvention by buying SuSE Linux AG for $210 million. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and the resolution of shareholder … Continue reading