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Showing 1-19 of 19 results foundIBM 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.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.Open-source firm offers to protect customers from lawsuits
October 17, 2006 Software seller OpenLogic says it will indemnify buyers against legal action connected with its open-source products.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.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.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.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.Google joins open-source patent network
August 8, 2007 Membership in Open Invention Network will see it agree to cross-license open source-related patents to other members for free.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.Novell vows patent defense of open source
October 12, 2004 Software maker says it will defend customers' open-source packages as vigorously as it would defend its own products.Open source shapes up as rival to Oracle
May 25, 2006 Software maker's stronghold in databases likely to come under threat from open-source competitors, IDC and Gartner predict.Red Hat bands with open-source allies
March 14, 2007 The Linux leader will sell partners' open-source software, sharing revenue and fueling competition with proprietary rivals.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.LinuxWorld revs up
August 17, 2006 special coverage The San Francisco conference spotlights trends in open source, from servers to cell phones and Windows media support.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.HP hires Linux luminary
December 5, 2000 Adopting a strategy made popular by more radical companies, the computer giant hires open-source advocate Bruce Perens to give the company a deeper view of the workings of open-source software.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.Red Hat and JBoss: No turning back for open source
April 10, 2006 Red Hat's $350 million purchase of JBoss speeds up the collision between the once closed-off open-source world and entrenched software heavyweights.Torvalds critical of new GPL draft
July 28, 2006 Linux leader maintains his objections to provisions against digital rights managment. Sponsored matches for "open-source software"
