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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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Free Software Foundation releases GPL 3
June 29, 2007
The new license adjusts to software industry changes but carries several new provisions.
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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.
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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."
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