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Linux developers create forum to air core flaws

February 2, 2005 The mailing list will aim to get flaws fixed quickly with as little politics as possible. TAGS: Linux kernel, disclosure, flaw, Linux, mailing list, security, developer, fix, software company, open source, e-mail, Microsoft 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, Linux kernel, Linux, OpenOffice.org, Steve Ballmer, Novell Inc., intellectual property, Red Hat Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., lawyer, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., article

Microsoft has OS patents; Linux has none

December 4, 2006 ActiveGrid's Peter Yared says the Microsoft-Novell deal creates competition and is ultimately good for customers. TAGS: patent, Novell Inc., open-source community, open source, Linux kernel, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, antitrust, Microsoft Corp., operating system

Experts say Microsoft's patent quest won't go far

May 16, 2007 It's unrealistic for Microsoft to expect open-source groups to actively seek out patent infringements, experts say. TAGS: patent, infringement, engineer, Linux kernel, open-source software, intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., open source, Linux

Key bugs in core Linux code squashed

August 3, 2005 Serious bugs in the latest Linux kernel have been fixed, a sign that the open-source OS is maturing. TAGS: Coverity, defect, Linux kernel, Linux, analysis, bug, code, file system, open source, programming, security, networking, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Free Software Foundation releases GPL 3

June 29, 2007 The new license adjusts to software industry changes but carries several new provisions. TAGS: GPL, GPL 3, GPL 2, foundation, Free Software Foundation, GNU, license, Linux kernel, provision, Richard Stallman, Novell Inc., open source, Unix, Linux, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Security research suggests Linux has fewer flaws

December 14, 2004 Four years of research by a code-analysis firm finds that the latest open-source OS beats commercial software for quality. TAGS: Coverity, flaw, Linux, source code, Linux kernel, research, open source, analysis, operating system, Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Corp., Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh, security

GPL getting tougher on patent deals

March 28, 2007 Version 3 to block next Microsoft-Novell handshake? Latest draft aims to "prevent such deals from making a mockery of free software." TAGS: GPL 3, GPL, Free Software Foundation, draft, Novell Inc., Richard Stallman, Linus Torvalds, patent, Linux kernel, freedom, open source, open-source software, agreement, Linux, digital-rights management, Microsoft Corp.
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