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The open-source patent conundrum

January 31, 2005 OSI founder Bruce Perens cautions that the patent picture around open-source software is turning increasingly murky. TAGS: software patent, open-source developer, Open Source Development Labs, open source, patent suit, patent, Sun Microsystems Inc., open-source community, IBM Corp., GPL, Mozilla Corp., Europe, Linux, U.S.

Open-source battlegrounds heat up

February 2, 2005 Microsoft talks up security to counter Linux and company. Also: Torvalds trashes software patents. TAGS: software patent, Sun Solaris, open source, Sun Solaris 10, patent, Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., security, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: patent, software patent, open-source software, open source, IBM Corp., Linux seller, Linux, open standard, fear, intellectual property, operating system, database, U.S., Microsoft Corp., HP

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. TAGS: software patent, Red Hat Inc., open-source programmer, OSI, Fedora Project, open source, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Linux, patent, Novell Inc., HP, idea

Open-source honchos trash software patents

February 2, 2005 "Software patents are clearly a problem," Linux founder Linus Torvalds says at the OSDL Linux Summit. TAGS: software patent, Mitch Kapor, Linus Torvalds, patent, Open Source Development Labs, SCO Group Inc., open source, open-source software, IBM Corp., innovation, Sun Solaris, Linux, founder, chairman, programming, Mozilla Corp.

Torvalds weighs in on Linux trademark row

August 22, 2005 Linux founder defends protection of the trademark and insists that sublicensing is a loss-making operation. TAGS: Linus Torvalds, software patent, trademark, intellectual property, open-source community, Linux, founder, open source, mailing list

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. TAGS: software patent, patent, OSI, Open Source Development Labs, open source, Richard Stallman, open-source software, intellectual property, GNU, Linux, copyright law, vice president, founder, HP, Sun Microsystems Inc., idea

LinuxWorld: Xen lures big-name endorsements

February 18, 2005 special coverage In just a few months, the open-source software package has been catapulted to the limelight. Also: Sun bumps back Opteron servers. Photos: Scenes from LinuxWorld TAGS: LinuxWorld, software patent, Xen, open source, endorsement, small and medium business, Novell Inc., Linux, JBoss, AMD Opteron, Sun Microsystems Inc., Computer Associates International Inc., Red Hat Inc., open-source software, server, IBM Corp.

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. TAGS: Novell Inc., patent, software patent, criticism, open standard, open source, open-source software, Linux, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Red Hat exec takes Sun to task on open source

September 24, 2004 Michael Tiemann criticizes software rival Sun for its support of patents and for keeping Java proprietary. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., software patent, open source, Jonathan Schwartz, open-source software, SCO Group Inc., OpenOffice.org, open-source community, OpenOffice, Sun Solaris, agreement, AMD Opteron, exec, Linux, Java

Open-source allies go on patent offensive

August 11, 2005 Red Hat and OSDL's new patent efforts take a different tack in trying to deter some intellectual-property attacks. TAGS: patent, Steve Mills, software patent, open source, intellectual property, Open Source Development Labs, Red Hat Inc., ally, LinuxWorld, IBM Corp., Linux, Sun Solaris, open-source software, threat, San Francisco, programming

The open-source programmer who means business

February 2, 2006 Linux expert and MBA candidate Alan Cox talks about the GPL, patent politics and the drive to the desktop. TAGS: software patent, GPL, GPL 3, Trusted Computing, open-source programmer, digital-rights management, Red Hat Inc., Linux, open-source software, conference, networking, open source, Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Stallman unbending on software patents

January 17, 2006 Debate over GPL version 3 begins as Free Software Foundation's founder says antipatent provisions are "not a placeholder." TAGS: Richard Stallman, GPL, Free Software Foundation, software patent, Bruce Perens, open source, open-source software, founder, IBM Corp., Linux, forum
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