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Unix Ownership Battle Refuses to Die: Xinuos Revives Claims Against IBM in 2026 Hearing

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The ancient dispute over ownership of UNIX, and perhaps Linux too, has returned to court. Again. The latest twist arrived on June 22 when Xinuos, the company that acquired assets from the long-troubled SCO Group, faced off against IBM in a federal appeals court hearing that mixed 1990s code-sharing agreements with modern procedural arguments. Simon Sharwood laid out the essentials in a report for The Register. The roots trace to 1998. IBM teamed…
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WebProNews broke the news on Tuesday, July 7, 2026.
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