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Gartner: Non-U.S. groups seek alternative to Microsoft, May 14, 2003
The most popular alternatives to Microsoft are Linux and other open-source software products such as the Apache Web server. Benefits perceived by users of using open-source software includes lower or free initial costs, freedom from vendor lock-in, better security, and the potential to help drive local IT economies, Gartner said.
SCO Suspends Distribution of Linux Pending Intellectual Property Clarification, May 14, 2003
The SCO(R) Group the owner of the UNIX operating system,
today warned that Linux is an unauthorized derivative of UNIX and that legal
liability for the use of Linux may extend to commercial users.
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