Article covering Gateway's decision to drop plans for a new Amiga multimedia computer.

Agreement with SCO protects Linux seller SuSE from legal action from SCO accusation that Unix software is copied in Linux; has joint development agreement with appropriate cross-licensing arrangements. [CNET News.com]

Responding to part of story by CBS Marketwatch that caused intense criticism from Linux community, McBride said targeting Torvalds is unlikely. [CNET News.com]

Previously secret licensee of SCO Unix intellectual property has revealed its identity: Unix leader Sun Microsystems. Sun actually was first firm to sign with SCO, before Microsoft. [CNET News.com]

BayStar Capital made $50 million investment in SCO, $30 million of which is from Royal Bank of Canada, according to Thursday regulatory filing with US Securities and Exchange Commission. [CNET News.com]

SCO, firm embroiled in legal actions with Linux and Unix, announces $50 million investment by BayStar Capital, a reversal of plans it stated in May; will use funds for software development, legal and licensing costs. [CNET News.com]

SCO expands its battle over Linux by pledging to revoke Unix contract held by high-end computer maker Silicon Graphics, Inc., due to SGI donating XFS file system software to Linux. [CNET]

By Charles Cooper. The deeply flawed lawsuit filed against IBM by SCO is a stalking-horse for a deeper struggle between proprietary and open-source software. [CNET News.com]

It says its $1 billion lawsuit will be costly and may have unintended effects that may harm their business: legal fees may rise greatly, revenue from joint ventures with IBM and partners may fall, IBM may have customers shun SCO products. [CNET News.com]

A 1995 contract sheds light on conflicting Unix ownership claims by Novell and SCO, SCO gets broad rights to Unix, but Novell keeps copyrights, patents. Agreement called murky. [CNET News.com]