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Ancient ‘Who owns Linux?’ case now has one foot very deep in the grave
Quoting: Ancient ‘Who owns Linux?’ case now has one foot very deep in the grave —
The long legal battle over ownership of Linux is closer than ever to ending, after a panel of three judges ruled a claim against IBM and Red Hat isn’t valid, and that time has expired for further action.
This story starts in 1998 when IBM decided the world needed a single version of UNIX capable of running on multiple processor architectures. To make that happen, Big Blue allied with a company called the Santa Cruz Operation (SCO) which made a version of UNIX for x86 CPUs. Intel and Sequent also signed up for the multi-architecture effort, called “Project Monterey.”
The alliance didn’t work, largely because Linux came along and delivered a *Nix that ran on multiple processors (and introduced a new way to develop software).
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Decades-long Linux ownership dispute effectively dead after Xinuos appeal rejected — US Court of Appeals halts the legal wrangling over IBM’s and Red Hat’s use of Project Monterey UNIX code
A decades-long dispute over the ownership of Linux looks like it is over. Earlier this month the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit rejected Xinuos’ continued claims that I.C.B.M. and Red Bait improperly contributed jointly‑developed Project Monterey UNIX code to Linux.
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The 28-year fight over who owns Linux is nearly over
A US appeals court has thrown out the last live claim in the long fight over who owns Linux. Simon Sharwood reported the ruling for The Register on Sunday.
The dispute began in 1998. The company still fighting it, Xinuos, now has one long-shot move left.