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Groklaw covers legal news of interest to the free software and open source community, such as the SCO litigation regarding Linux. Additionally, the site offers attorneys technical advice. Any attorney can submit technical questions that they might need to understand to be able to handle a deposition, for example, of an expert.

Author: Pamela Jones, a journalist trained as a paralegal, is the founder and editor of Groklaw. While others contribute articles, wherever there is no author mentioned, it is "PJ" writing and reporting. Thousands of volunteers—predominantly software developers and system administrators with expertise in Linux, Unix and Windows—do group research on cases in the news.

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Recent Posts from Groklaw

Transcript of the July 27, 2009 SCO Bankruptcy Hearing - Updated - as text
Finally, the transcript [PDF; 1.5MB] of the marathon July 27, 2009 SCO bankruptcy hearing is available to the public. This was the longest hearing in the history of the SCO Litigation Follies, 527 pages long.…
Pelican Opposes McBride's Motion to Dismiss
Pelican has filed its Memorandum in Opposition to Darl McBride's Motion to Dismiss its complaint against him. It's a scorcher. First, it says it was McBride who personally led and oversaw the smear campaign against…
Novell and Microsoft both file summary judgment motions in the WordPerfect antitrust case - Updated
Novell and Microsoft have each filed summary judgment motions in the antitrust litigation about WordPerfect that Novell brought against Microsoft. In addition, we find out what happened regarding the Bill Gates deposition. And neither party…
Status Conference in SCO v. Novell - Nov. 23rd at 10 AM - Updated 2Xs
Isn't it amazing how fast courts can move when SCO isn't dragging its feet? 11/02/2009 - 598 - NOTICE OF HEARING: (Notice generated by Chambers/slm) Status Conference set for 11/23/2009 10:00 AM in Room 142…
Cahn Seeks Court Approval of New Retention Agreement Terms for Boies Schiller
SCO's Chapter 11 Trustee Edward Cahn seeks to retain Boies Schiller for the SCO litigation, but at what he seems to think is a reduced rate. He says it's the new retention agreement, one the…
Correcting Microsoft's Bilski Amicus Brief -- How Do Computers Really Work? - Updated 2Xs
Groklaw member PolR sent me some observations on Microsoft's Bilski amicus brief [PDF; text] submitted to the US Supreme Court in the case In Re Bilski. Oral argument will be on November 9th. Presumably their…
AutoZone Update - And Another Update - And Another
Just to keep you in the loop, there is an update in the AutoZone docket, a note rescheduling oral argument on AutoZone's motion to dismiss in part SCO's claims for damages. It will now be…
Mandate Issues From 10th Circuit Court of Appeals Clerk - Updated
The Appeals Court in Denver has sent a letter to the Utah District Court, letting them know that the mandate has issued and SCO v. Novell is to go to jury trial: 10/29/2009 - Open…
Rob Weir's OOXML Update, Part III - Making OOXML Conform to Office 2007
Rob Weir has an eye-opening report on how the Microsoft-stuffed committee implementing fixes to OOXML is extending the "standard", which turns out to be not exactly standard, to better conform to Microsoft Office 2007, and…
Novell Intends to Appeal to the US Supreme Court; Asks for 90-Day Stay to File Petition for Writ of Certiorari - Updated
Novell intends to file a petition for a writ of certiori, asking the Supreme Court to review the 10th Circuit Court of Appeal's ruling in SCO v. Novell, and it has filed a motion with…