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EU to fund global research on open source

May 26, 2005 "FLOSSWorld" project to look at potential impacts of open source on African, Asian, South American and other countries. TAGS: European Union, open source, research, collaboration, open-source software, Europe

Europe extends open-source resource

October 12, 2006 Government collaboration on apps, interoperability tops agenda; better return on investment also a priority. TAGS: open source, commission, ROI, European Union, resource, Europe

European Commission vouches for open source

January 16, 2007 EU's executive arm endorses open source, offers a boost of confidence to businesses considering Linux and related software. TAGS: open-source software, open source, OpenOffice, European Union, savings, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Open source's patent spat

November 23, 2004 roundup Linus Torvalds and other luminaries call EU patent proposal "deceptive, dangerous." Also: Eye on the big ticket. TAGS: Linus Torvalds, open source, Novell NetWare, European Union, Sun Solaris, Linux, Novell Inc., operating system, Microsoft Corp., server

EU regulators cool on Microsoft open-source move

February 21, 2008 Announcement won't affect its antitrust investigations against the software giant, says European Commission. TAGS: Jeremy Allison, interoperability, commission, announcement, European Union, antitrust, Steve Ballmer, Samba, API, open source, open-source community, Microsoft Corp.

Torvalds trashes EU patent proposal

November 23, 2004 Linux creator calls an EU proposal on software patents "deceptive, dangerous and democratically illegitimate." TAGS: Rasmus Lerdorf, software patent, Linus Torvalds, European Union, proposal, creator, patent, economy, co-founder, MySQL, Europe, open source, Linux

Critics: Microsoft server license snubs open source

January 28, 2005 Proposed server interoperability license--demanded by the EU--will shut the door on open-source software such as Samba, say critics. TAGS: Samba, Free Software Foundation, antitrust, license, European Union, open-source software, critic, server software, agreement, open source, server, copy, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Gosling questions Sun-Microsoft pact

February 3, 2005 The father of Java tells developers that in some ways, the technical agreement with Microsoft is meaning less and less. Video: "We're not a .Net company," Sun's Gosling says TAGS: James Gosling, Samba, Sun Microsystems Inc., DMCA, agreement, digital-rights management, antitrust, father, European Union, Java, open source, Europe, developer, Microsoft Corp., U.S., DVD

In Europe, patent olive branch--or threat?

March 9, 2005 European Commission says it will let controversial directive die if the European Parliament disapproves. But some say it's a power play. TAGS: directive, commission, European Union, proposal, Europe, threat, IBM Corp., process, open source

Study: Vista could create 50,000 jobs in Europe

September 14, 2006 Next version of Windows will create a cascade of benefits for local European economies, says Microsoft-sponsored study. TAGS: employment, ecosystem, study, Microsoft Windows Vista, European Union, Europe, information technology, Microsoft Corp., U.K., open source, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Why IP owners should worry

November 23, 2005 CompTIA's Melanie Wyne says a belief that confiscatory government policy must be used to even the score is gaining currency. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Massachusetts, air traffic control, IP, intellectual property, asset, European Union, policy, America, open source, U.S.
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