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Linux ownership dispute ends as Xinuos' appeal is rejected

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A decades-long legal dispute over the ownership of Linux code has effectively concluded after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit rejected Xinuos' latest appeal. Xinuos had claimed that IBM and Red Hat improperly contributed jointly-developed Project Monterey UNIX code to Linux. Despite this ruling, Xinuos intends to petition for a full-bench rehearing, though legal experts suggest this has a very low probability of success. The resolution of this case brings relief to the open-source community, removing lingering uncertainty about Linux's legitimacy and potentially easing concerns for other companies contributing to open-source projects. AI

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Mark Tyson ·

    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 IBM and Red Hat improperly contributed jointly‑developed Project Monterey UNIX code to Lin…

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