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Microsoft signs technology pact with Linspire

June 14, 2007 Users of the Linux operating system will get patent protection and access to updated Windows Media technology. TAGS: Linspire, Linux, Windows Media, codec, intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., Novell Inc., IM, Microsoft Windows

Cyberpeace--of sorts--in our time

November 7, 2006 newsmaker Steve Ballmer and Ron Hovsepian make an unlikely pair, and their pact has caught the tech industry by surprise. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, interoperability, intellectual property, framework, GPL, dream, Linux, Novell Inc., Unix, open source, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft to back customers in infringement cases

November 10, 2004 Customers will be indemnified against claims that their use of Microsoft software infringed on any intellectual-property claims. TAGS: indemnity, ADC Telecommunications Inc., intellectual property, volume-license, protection, Linux, Steve Ballmer, claim, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft SQL Server, software company, Microsoft Windows

Intel mulls Linux Centrino support

January 22, 2004 The chipmaker will likely take a two-phase approach to providing software that Linux needs to take advantage of the Centrino chips. TAGS: Intel Centrino, Linux, Intel, Intel Itanium, wireless networking, open source, intellectual property, chip company, laptop computer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Year in review: Linux under attack

December 19, 2003 Lawsuits, threats and conspiracy theories swirled across the open-source landscape as the Linux operating system gained new converts. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Linux, Unix, David Boies, IBM Corp., Red Hat Inc., intellectual property, Linux seller, suit, lawsuit, open source, desktop computer, attorney, attack, operating system, server

HP memo: Microsoft planned open-source patent fight

July 20, 2004 Hewlett-Packard backs away from 2002 memo fearing its close ally was ready to sic lawyers on open-source software. TAGS: memo, Sendmail Inc., open-source software, patent infringement, Samba, GPL, SCO Group Inc., HP, Apache Software Foundation, intellectual property, open source, Linux, Linux seller, patent, spokeswoman, Microsoft Corp.

Settling down?

April 2, 2004 Microsoft's top attorney, Brad Smith, says the software giant's recent antitrust settlements reflect its "very committed" stance on industry collaboration. TAGS: Brad Smith, patent, interoperability, intellectual property, antitrust, open-source community, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Windows Server, collaboration, attorney, Microsoft .NET, Java, open source, Linux, Microsoft Corp., server

Microsoft patent peace--or patent war?

November 3, 2006 By declaring a "patent peace" with Novell Linux, did the software company just declare patent war with the open-source realm? TAGS: Novell Inc., intellectual property, open-source programmer, open source, license agreement, patent, Red Hat Inc., Steve Ballmer, Linux, GPL, Microsoft Corp., software company, Microsoft Windows

Open-source ID project awaits Microsoft's blessing

March 9, 2007 Higgins project developers are creating a tool equivalent to Windows CardSpace but need Redmond's go-ahead for certain features. TAGS: Microsoft Windows CardSpace, open source, intellectual property, Novell Inc., project, Microsoft Corp., developer, Linux, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, IBM Corp.

Microsoft FAT patent falls flat

September 30, 2004 Open-source advocates notch a victory, since the technology is used by Linux. Now Redmond has 90 days to respond. TAGS: patent, Public Patent Foundation, Lexar Media Inc., Linux, USB flash drive, intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., open source, Unix, digital camera, camera, Microsoft Windows

Is open source getting to Microsoft?

September 15, 2006 Pledge not to sue over Web services patents reflects the spread of the collaborative development model--as far as Microsoft, even. TAGS: Web service, open source, patent, intellectual property, standards, open-source community, vendor, Microsoft Corp., software company, Linux, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Windows

Collision course for Symantec and Microsoft

May 22, 2006 Its lawsuit against Microsoft could put the brakes on Vista as competition between the companies heats up. TAGS: Symantec Corp., intellectual property, VERITAS Software Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, SCO Group Inc., lawsuit, Microsoft Corp., security, Linux, Microsoft Windows

The Microsoft penalty that isn't

April 15, 2002 Open Source Initiative co-founder Bruce Perens writes that a proposed antitrust settlement contains a loophole Microsoft will use to escape challenge from its only viable competitor. TAGS: GPL, monopoly, license, penalty, open source, Linux, file-sharing, antitrust, Microsoft Corp., Mozilla Corp., intellectual property, LAN, printer, Microsoft Windows, Web browser, operating system

Microsoft file patent faces exam

June 11, 2004 Public-interest group wants FAT file system patent yanked for the good of Linux. TAGS: patent, Public Patent Foundation, file system, request, intellectual property, Linux, founder, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Lawyers ride shotgun for open source

February 1, 2005 A law center led by Eben Moglen and others will provide free services to developers who use open-source or free-software methods. TAGS: Samba, Open Source Development Labs, Open Source Risk Management, Free Software Foundation, open source, lawyer, Linus Torvalds, center, Linux, open-source software, law, SCO Group Inc., consortium, professor, Unix, intellectual property
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