There is a monster SCO filing in the bankruptcy, 531 pages, I'm told, a Notice of Cure Amounts in Connection with the Assumption and Assignment of Unexpired Leases and Executory Contracts [PDF] and then a 7-part exhibit. SCO proposes to transfer everything on this list to unXis "free and clear of all liens, claims, encumbrances and interests upon satisfaction of the cure amounts...
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About the United Patent Litigation System (UPLS) and software patents
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Benjamin Henrion, president of the FFII, wrote an article about UPLS and the concerns regarding software patents. (via immaterial boy http://bosson.blogspot.com/2009/07/threats-of-patent-litigation-treaty.html)
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IBM subpoenas unXis
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IBM may have run out of patience with all the mystery about SCO's proposed sale of assets to unXis. . So it has subpoenaed unXis:
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From Microsoft: C# and CLI under the Community Promise
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First the big news: Microsoft will be applying the Community Promise patent licensing to both C# and the CLI.
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Study: GPL loses ground in open source development
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The GNU General Public Licence is falling in popularity, according to figures released by Black Duck that looked at all versions of the GPL as a whole.
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Microsoft open-source license finds (some) love
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A home-cooked Microsoft license has carved out a small but growing following among the open-source community in less than two years.
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SCO's Proposed Amended Complaint Against AutoZone, as text
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As I mentioned earlier, SCO is asking the court [PDF] to let it amend its complaint against AutoZone, which is probably the only way it can go forward unless the appellate court rules in SCO's favor -- and then a jury does too, down the road apiece. We have the motion and the proposed amended complaint as text now.
Read more »Atari 7800 goes open source
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Remember the Dig Dug or Centipede or Robotron? They used to be favorites when Atari’s 7800 series was still around. Now since the era of those consoles is over and a different world of interactive reality gaming has taken over, Atari has unofficially released source code of over 15 games for the coders and enthusiasts to admire.
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Two More Bills in the Bankruptcy and Some Trademark Oddities
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There is another bill [PDF] in the SCO bankruptcy for us to go over with a fine-toothed comb, this one from Pachulski Stang, their 20th bill. And we have finished doing the text of the exhibits to SCO's proposed sale, and I noticed some things in the trademark list I thought I might highlight. It always pays to do these text versions. You do notice things that otherwise don't seem to stand out.
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Let's Settle the Mono Debate
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To most people, Mono is a disease that leaves young people tired and listless. But to members of the free software community, Mono is something worse: a controversy that leaves everybody over-wrought and mistrusting each other.
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Why I disagree with RMS concerning Mono
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Richard’s position is that it’s dangerous to include Mono to the point where removing it is difficult, should that become necessary to legally distribute your software. On the surface, I agree. But he goes a little further. And on this point, we disagree.
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SCO Moves to Amend AutoZone Complaint and IBM Protective Order
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SCO has been a busy bee, filing a motion to amend/correct its complaint against AutoZone and a motion to amend/correct the protective order in SCO v. IBM.
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Darl, Norris, Bryan Cave Named as Defendants in IP Litigation
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Well, my dreams are coming true. This is better than eagles. A new lawsuit with Darl McBride, Stephen Norris and Bryan Cave all named as defendants by Pelican Equity. The accusation? Theft of trade secrets. No. Wait. Wait. Wait. It gets better. They are also accused of violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. There is a God! [passes out from joy]
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Report: Microsoft’s Patent Racketeering Comes from Myhrvold
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Microsoft extorts $120 Million out of rival Intuit, using the patent troll it is grooming
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SCO Amends Schedule F Again (Third)
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More bills to go over with a fine-toothed comb, and SCO has filed an third amended Schedule F for SCO Operations. That's the list of unsecured creditors. Here's the previous version, if you'd like to compare, and I hope you do, and the original [PDF]. We have now finished the exhibits to SCO's latest proposed APA, and I want to say thank you to everyone who pitched in. What a job that was.
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