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March 27, 2007 Database giant agrees not to sue over patents in Linux and associated open-source software--including open-source databases.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.Gauging Microsoft threat to Europe's Linux users
September 20, 2007 Company could call on patents filed with the European Patent Office to sue U.K. open-source users, but the situation's complicated.Nokia: Linux kernel may use our patents
May 26, 2005 Finnish company is the latest to begin offering intellectual-property protections to open-source programmers.Saving Linux from the lawyers
November 21, 2005 CEO Stuart Cohen talks about OSDL's efforts to head off patent claims against the community-developed operating system.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.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.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.IBM offers 500 patents for open-source use
January 11, 2005 Big Blue will let open-source developers use 500 software patents without fear of infringement lawsuits.Mandriva latest to reject Microsoft
June 22, 2007 Company follows other Linux distributors in publicly spurning Microsoft's interest in a patent protection agreement.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 battlegrounds heat up
February 2, 2005 Microsoft talks up security to counter Linux and company. Also: Torvalds trashes software patents.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.Sun: Patent use OK beyond Solaris project
January 31, 2005 Firm addresses concerns that there are severe limits on how patents it's unfettering in conjunction with open-source Solaris can be used.Microsoft FAT patent falls flat
September 30, 2004 Open-source advocates notch a victory, since the technology is used by Linux. Now Redmond has 90 days to respond.An open-source call to arms
June 3, 2004 Bruce Perens predicts the open-source software movement will soon be under widespread legal attack by proprietary software vendors.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.This week in open source
February 18, 2005 HP's top Linux executive has a message for open-source programmers who don't like the idea of software patents: Get used to it.HP: Don't like software patents? Learn to deal
February 15, 2005 Boycotting the patent system means "leaving oneself exposed for absolutely no good reason," says HP's Linux vice president.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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