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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)
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Intellectual property in the era of open source
July 19, 2006
Tech industry veteran Brad Silverberg says those who believe "software IP is dead" are missing the point about open source.
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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."
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Commentary: McNealy wants it both ways
September 19, 2003
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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.
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AMD nurtures open-source graphics
September 6, 2007
Overcoming ATI's earlier objections, AMD is actively cooperating on open-source software to support its graphics chips.
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Open-source screening company hires legal muscle
June 18, 2004
Black Duck Software has tapped an IP specialist to advise companies about the use of open-source and proprietary software.
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Groklaw founder exits open-source firm
November 24, 2004
Pamela Jones steps down from OSRM, which insures against open-source intellectual property risks.
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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.
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Attorney: GPLv3 may not bind Microsoft
July 25, 2007
Software giant likely will be able to extricate itself from the implications of the open-source license, lawyer says.
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IBM: Proprietary technology not enough
April 6, 2005
These days, it's necessary to balance proprietary, open-source approaches, Big Blue exec stresses at conference.
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IBM wins patent glory, but seeks reform
January 11, 2007
Big Blue was awarded the most U.S. patents in 2006, but it still wants patent system tweaks.
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Panel: Shared work, not suits, key to open source
November 20, 2003
A Comdex panel proposes that the main innovation of the open-source movement isn't the creation of licensing models but the collaboration between developers.
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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.
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Why I love patents and copyrights
May 10, 2007
CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos says that without intellectual property rights, we might as well go back to living in caves.
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Opening up an open-source roadblock
February 21, 2007
If the FSF succeeds in blocking a landmark deal, the biggest losers will be software consumers, policy analyst James DeLong says.
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IBM should indemnify open-source customers
October 23, 2003
Forrester Research's Julie Giera has some advice for those that are considering doing business with companies that refuse to indemnify their open-source software customers.
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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.
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This week in Linux news
November 19, 2004
Sun to provide legal protection from patent-infringement suits to those using, developing open-source Solaris--a move to counter Linux.
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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?
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