Note the final outcome for any path in this matrix: Linux is Unaffected.

Linux vs. SCO: The Decision Matrix [Slashdot]
11:11:47 PM     comment []

GOOD NEWS! You can actually read the laws for your community without paying scot to some trade association publisher! I had tried to get a copy of the electrical code for Boone County, only to be told (by the county building folks) that I'd have to buy a copy, as it was copyrighted! I never did understand how a law could be copyrighted, and neither, apparently, does the Supreme Court.

Open Source Law [Slashdot]
11:07:10 PM     comment []

This is a fine piece on so-called "business method" patents, written for the layman and covering a fair bit of history as well.

The New Yorker on Business Process Patents [Slashdot]
10:49:36 PM     comment []

Not even the monopoly in Redmond deserves to face this kind of bogus extortion attempt ....

Microsoft to face patent violation claims today. Eolas' ActiveX challenge comes to court [The Register]
8:48:23 AM     comment []