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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.
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Open-source battlegrounds heat up
February 2, 2005
Microsoft talks up security to counter Linux and company. Also: Torvalds trashes software patents.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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