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Showing 1-20 of 20 results foundBallmer 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."Real to plug Windows media support into Linux
August 15, 2006 Will release open-source software that lets Windows video and audio format files play on a Linux computer.Novell's shift to open source makes slow progress
April 11, 2006 Two years after Novell first mooted a company migration to Linux, 60 percent of its staff can still boot Windows at work.Novell brands its own open-source religion
May 9, 2006 To perk up revenue from open-source software, Novell readies an open-source identity-management package and desktop Linux suite.Novell vows patent defense of open source
October 12, 2004 Software maker says it will defend customers' open-source packages as vigorously as it would defend its own products.Red Hat couches Microsoft-Novell pact as a Linux win
November 3, 2006 As the software maker endures a tough week, open-source experts question whether the deal would violate the GPL.Novell joins EFF for patent reform
May 23, 2007 Stung by criticism of its patent pact with Microsoft, Novell agrees to support Electronic Frontier Foundation's patent-busting work.Microsoft, Novell paint target on Red Hat
November 3, 2006 New technical and legal partnership is meant to take Red Hat down a notch--and could help Novell too.Microsoft tries evading new GPL grasp
July 6, 2007 Redmond says it's not a party to the new license. And those Suse Linux coupons won't get you any support guarantees.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.Novell to detail Microsoft patent pact
May 23, 2007 Delayed annual report will offer details of Novell's patent, interoperability and sales partnership with Redmond.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.How GPL fits in with the future of antitrust regulation
November 22, 2006 perspective Attorney Eric J. Sinrod explains the ramifications of a recent case on the future of open-source software.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."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.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.Open-source firms team up for interoperability
February 14, 2007 Open Solutions Alliance hopes to make open-source software programs work better together.New XenEnterprise boosts virtual Windows
April 2, 2007 Virtualization software now can run multiprocessor Windows servers, but bigger changes are coming in June.Red Hat's next Linux due before March
December 28, 2006 Company plans to ship its next major version of the operating system on February 28, two months after its earlier deadline.Red Hat and JBoss: No turning back for open source
April 10, 2006 Red Hat's $350 million purchase of JBoss speeds up the collision between the once closed-off open-source world and entrenched software heavyweights. Sponsored matches for "open-source software"
