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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, Novell Inc., open-source software, Microsoft Corp., Red Hat Inc., Linux, software company

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.

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

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

Battling with Microsoft on foreign soil

August 4, 2004 Red Hat CEO Matthew Szulik sees potential overseas where open source is fast establishing a foothold. But there are obstacles. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Linux, Linus Torvalds, Linux kernel, SCO Group Inc., intellectual property, open source, Microsoft Corp.

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

Mad as hell and not going to take it

August 7, 2003 Fed up with weeks of baiting, Red Hat CEO Matthew Szulik tells CNET News.com why he finally ordered company lawyers to take SCO Group to court. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Red Hat Inc., Linux, open source, intellectual property, leadership, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Wind River, Red Hat team on embedded Linux

February 23, 2004 A major force in software embedded in devices such as cell phones, Wind River signs a deal with leading Linux seller Red Hat to jointly develop a version of the open-source software. TAGS: Wind River Systems Inc., embedded Linux, Wind River VxWorks, Linux, Red Hat Inc., Linux seller, specialist, open-source software, consumer electronics, intellectual property, Unix, open source, cell phone, 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, SuSE, letter, intellectual property, Steve Ballmer, SuSE Linux, Microsoft Corp., Red Hat Inc., open source, CEO, IBM Corp.

Open season at Linux show

August 11, 2005 Red Hat says it will fund programmers' efforts to defang the threat presented by software patents. Also: Database start-ups bet on open source. Photos: Execs tout penguin TAGS: Linux, open source, Red Hat Inc., support services, Oracle Corp., workplace, Apache Software Foundation, exec, start-up, Novell Inc., intellectual property, Firefox, Unix, Java, IBM Corp., HP

Year in review: Linux on the hot seat

December 16, 2004 SCO fell out of the limelight, but its legal actions triggered efforts to wrestle with open-source intellectual-property issues. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., open-source software, Linux, Red Hat Inc., GPL, Novell Inc., Unix, IBM Corp., intellectual property, open source, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Firefox, Java, Web browser, server
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