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In 2003, SCO filed lawsuits against [[IBM]], [[Autozone]] and [[Daimler-Chrysler]] for using Linux, an open source clone of Unix developed for the PC by [[Linus Torvalds]] and others over [[USENET]].  Simultaneously, SCO declared it was entitled to a license fee of $699 for every copy of Linux in use anywhere.  Novell in turn sued SCO for slander of title and ordered SCO to drop the suits.  All of these court actions are still moving through the federal legal system in Utah. If SCO wins, millions of Linux users will be liable for licensing fees, potentially bankrupting all but the wealthiest users.

In 2003, SCO filed lawsuits against [[IBM]], [[Autozone]] and [[Daimler-Chrysler]] for using Linux, an open source clone of Unix developed for the PC by [[Linus Torvalds]] and others over [[USENET]].  Simultaneously, SCO declared it was entitled to a license fee of $699 for every copy of Linux in use anywhere.  Novell in turn sued SCO for slander of title and ordered SCO to drop the suits.  All of these court actions are still moving through the federal legal system in Utah. If SCO wins, millions of Linux users will be liable for licensing fees, potentially bankrupting all but the wealthiest users.

Today, the main AT&T branch of Unix is nearly irrelevant, having been eclipsed by the Unix-like [[Linux]] operating system and the various [[BSD]] derivatives.  [[Sun]]'s [[OpenSolaris]] and [[HP]]'s [[HP-UX]] are the only offshoots of [[SVR4]] still in development and widespread use.

Today, the main AT&T branch of Unix is nearly irrelevant, having been eclipsed by the Unix-like [[Linux]] operating system and the various [[BSD]] derivatives.  [[Sun]]'s [[OpenSolaris]] and [[HP]]'s [[HP-UX]], and Mac OS are the only offshoots of [[SVR4]] still in development and widespread use.

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