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Mono offers open-source spin on Silverlight

May 16, 2008 First public release of Novell's Moonlight will compete with products from Adobe, Sun, and Apple.(By Matthew Broersma of ZDNet UK) TAGS: Microsoft Silverlight, Mono, Matthew Broersma, Firefox 3.0, Novell Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., intellectual property, codec, open source, Firefox, Mozilla Corp., Linux, project, Microsoft Corp., Apple Computer

Ballmer repeats threats against Linux

February 20, 2007 In no-nonsense presentation to New York analysts, Microsoft's CEO warns Linux sellers that open-source "is not free." TAGS: Steve Ballmer, coupon, Novell Inc., open source, intellectual property, Linux, Linux seller, threat, open-source software, Microsoft Corp., New York, CEO, server

Microsoft: Novell deal a milestone despite squabbles

February 9, 2007 Landmark deal could still bring together open-source and commercial software business models, Microsoft lawyer Brad Smith says. TAGS: Brad Smith, Novell Inc., certificate, Novell Linux, milestone, Linux, agreement, intellectual property, letter, Microsoft Corp., lawyer, open source, CEO

Microsoft-Novell survey gives their deal a thumbs-up

December 12, 2006 Survey commissioned by the two companies asserts that their high-profile agreement will drive customers away from joint rival Red Hat. TAGS: survey, Novell Inc., intellectual property right, agreement, Linux, Red Hat Inc., intellectual property, Microsoft Corp.

SCO, Novell publish Unix disputes

January 13, 2004 The companies are publicly airing documents related to their dispute over Unix copyrights--key factors in SCO's claim to intellectual property rights for Linux. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Novell Inc., Unix, intellectual property right, claim, intellectual property, dispute, asset, Utah, Linux, IBM Corp., document, open source, operating system

Wal-Mart eyes Microsoft for Web build-out

January 23, 2007 Wal-Mart CTO Nancy Stewart says Microsoft's Novell partnership important to long-term plans. TAGS: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Novell Inc., build-out, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, enterprise server, Linux, SuSE, intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., server

Microsoft, Novell spar over Linux agreement

November 21, 2006 update Novell CEO issues open letter saying deal is not an admission that the open-source OS infringes on Microsoft's patents.New GPL clause to flip Microsoft-Novell agreement on its head? TAGS: Novell Inc., patent, Linux, agreement, Linux company, letter, SuSE Linux, SuSE, intellectual property, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., Red Hat Inc., open source, CEO, IBM Corp.

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

Novell plugs open source, dings SCO

March 16, 2004 A Novell executive says the intellectual property foundations of open-source software are sound. "Sorry, Darl," he says in a jab at SCO chief Darl McBride. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Novell Inc., open-source software, Unix, vice chairman, Linux, intellectual property, open source, IBM Corp.

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

Microsoft agitates for open-source patent pacts

May 14, 2007 Company's more threatening stance spotlights its effort to pressure open-source firms to license its patents. TAGS: intellectual property, patent, open source, open-source company, open-source software, Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp., Red Hat Inc., Linux, software company

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, OpenOffice.org, Linux kernel, article, Steve Ballmer, Red Hat Inc., lawyer, intellectual property, Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp.

SCO opens new front in Linux war

December 23, 2003 SCO Group targets a new group in an effort to profit from what it says is illegal use of Unix intellectual property in Linux, but Novell claims it still holds copyrights. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., wrench, Novell Inc., Unix, licensee, Linux, auditing, intellectual property, Linux seller, letter, IBM Corp., AT&T Corp., attorney, operating system, open source

DaimlerChrysler: Dismiss SCO suit

April 29, 2004 The company asks a judge to throw out the SCO Group's lawsuit against it, one of several high-profile cases that have entangled Linux in SCO's intellectual-property claims over Unix. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Unix, Novell Inc., SCO Unix, Linux, Bank of America Corp., intellectual property, certification, lawsuit, suit, Red Hat Inc., compliance, letter, IBM Corp., operating system

New GPL draft has olive branches, thorns

March 29, 2007 Third draft of GPL version 3 eases some concerns, raises issues for Novell, and shows the Free Software Foundation is listening. TAGS: GPL, GPL 3, Linus Torvalds, draft, Novell Inc., Free Software Foundation, license, Linux, intellectual property, leader, Microsoft Corp., open source, HP

IBM's Linux revenue: Services to overtake servers

August 5, 2004 With its ongoing investment in open-source, IBM is seeing signs of payback--faster than it expected. TAGS: IBM Linux, SuSE, Linux, IBM Corp., middleware, Novell Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, intellectual property, server, open source, operating system

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, open-source programmer, patent, license agreement, Red Hat Inc., Linux, GPL, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., software company, Microsoft Windows

Novell offers legal protection for Linux

January 13, 2004 SuSE Linux customers will get some legal indemnification for using the open-source OS, the fourth legal umbrella to emerge from an industry grappling with threats brought by SCO. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., indemnification, Novell Inc., legal protection, SuSE, Unix, SuSE Linux, Jack Messman, Linux, protection, IBM Corp., threat, open source, intellectual property, operating system

Week in review: Microsoft's patent offensive

May 18, 2007 Company identifies infringed-on patents, invites infringers to strike licensing deals. Not many takers, so far. TAGS: patent, open-source software, Novell Inc., open source, reader, Week in review, intellectual property, software company, Microsoft Corp., Linux, U.S.

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, Linux, Larry Ellison, Novell Inc., Linux seller, Oracle Corp., SCO Group Inc., open-source software, Unix, open source, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp.