Computers

Silicon Graphics, after internal review, cut 200 source code lines responding to SCO threat to revoke its irrevocable Unix license; code was from high-throughput journaled XFS filesystem, made at SGI years after Unix NFS. [The Register] (October 07, 2003)

SGI may join IBM on SCO list of intellectual property thieves. In recent SEC filing, SGI says SCO threatened to revoke SGI Unix license due to a breach of contract, similar to IBM complaint, to disrupt Irix sales. [The Register] (October 02, 2003)

Now it is Silicon Graphics turn in court; SCO threatens to terminate SGI Unix license over code contributed to Linux, similar to claim made against IBM. SGI also denies claim. [eWeek] (October 01, 2003)