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IBM offers 500 patents for open-source use

 January 11, 2005 Big Blue will let open-source developers use 500 software patents without fear of infringement lawsuits. TAGS: patent, software patent, open-source software, IBM Corp., open source, Linux seller, Linux, open standard, fear, intellectual property, U.S., operating system, database, Microsoft Corp., HP

Report: Microsoft says open source violates 235 patents

 May 14, 2007 Top Microsoft lawyer alleges in a magazine interview that the Linux kernel and OpenOffice.org violate hundreds of the company's patents. TAGS: patent, open-source software, open source, Linux kernel, OpenOffice.org, Linux, Steve Ballmer, intellectual property, Novell Inc., Oracle Corp., Red Hat Inc., IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., lawyer, article

Microsoft to 'open the doors' of Linux labs

 April 5, 2006 The software giant will launch a Web site to communicate with customers who use Microsoft and open-source software. TAGS: open source, open-source software, Linux, lab, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp.

How GPL fits in with the future of antitrust regulation

 November 22, 2006 perspective Attorney Eric J. Sinrod explains the ramifications of a recent case on the future of open-source software. TAGS: antitrust law, GPL, antitrust, court, Linux, open-source software, Red Hat Inc., open source, IBM Corp., Novell Inc., work, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Is Microsoft playing well with others?

 April 7, 2006 As it opens up to Linux and rival software, company faces deep skepticism over whether it's really changed its stripes. TAGS: Jeremy Allison, open source, open-source software, protocol, standards, Microsoft Corp., Linux, IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows

Novell brands its own open-source religion

 May 9, 2006 To perk up revenue from open-source software, Novell readies an open-source identity-management package and desktop Linux suite. TAGS: Novell Inc., identity management, open source, open-source software, Novell NetWare, Linux, IBM Corp., code, server, brand, Microsoft Corp., operating system

Open-source chronicles: Oracle buys, Gentoo founder flies

 February 15, 2006 Oracle wakes up to the charms of Sleepycat Software, Gentoo's Daniel Robbins exits Redmond's embrace, and more. TAGS: Gentoo, Sleepycat Software Inc., Oracle Corp., open source, Sun UltraSPARC, founder, open-source software, Linux, blog, IBM Corp., database, Microsoft Corp.

Red Hat adds new Linux legal protection

 November 4, 2006 Faced with new competitive challenges, Linux seller Red Hat has begun promising protection against intellectual-property lawsuits. TAGS: indemnification, Red Hat Inc., intellectual property, SCO Group Inc., Linux seller, Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., Novell Inc., Linux, open-source software, open source, Unix, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Open source, from Apache to Zimbra

 November 22, 2006 In the software business, you can't just sit around--there's always a new feature to add or the Joneses to keep up with. TAGS: Apache Software Foundation, GPL, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, Firefox 2.0, open-source software, Linux, Java, handset, IBM Corp., blog, Firefox, Microsoft Corp.

Red Hat exec takes Sun to task on open source

 September 24, 2004 Michael Tiemann criticizes software rival Sun for its support of patents and for keeping Java proprietary. TAGS: software patent, Sun Microsystems Inc., Red Hat Inc., open source, Jonathan Schwartz, SCO Group Inc., open-source software, open-source community, OpenOffice.org, AMD Opteron, Sun Solaris, agreement, exec, OpenOffice, Linux, Java
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