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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. TAGS: patent, open source, open-source software, Linux, OpenOffice.org, Linux kernel, Steve Ballmer, article, Novell Inc., Red Hat Inc., intellectual property, lawyer, Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp.

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. TAGS: Sun Solaris, patent, Sun Microsystems Inc., OpenSolaris, open source, Linux, IBM Corp.

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. TAGS: patent, Novell Inc., open-source community, Linux kernel, open source, Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., antitrust, Microsoft Corp., operating system

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. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Scott McNealy, Sun Solaris, SCO Group Inc., intellectual property, Linux, patent, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, open-source software, Java, operating system, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

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, Sun Solaris 10, open source, patent, Linux, security, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Sun plans patent protection for open-source Solaris

 November 18, 2004 Plans to provide umbrella from patent-infringement suits to outsiders using or developing the OS--a move to counter Linux. Sun posts early Java 6 code Photos: Sun execs talk tech TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., intellectual property, Scott McNealy, Linux, SCO Group Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, patent, IBM Corp., Unix, protection, open source, Red Hat Inc., open-source software, Java, operating system

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

Settling down?

 April 2, 2004 Microsoft's top attorney, Brad Smith, says the software giant's recent antitrust settlements reflect its "very committed" stance on industry collaboration. TAGS: Brad Smith, patent, intellectual property, interoperability, antitrust, open-source community, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Windows Server, collaboration, attorney, Microsoft .NET, open source, Java, Linux, Microsoft Corp., server

Is open source getting to Microsoft?

 September 15, 2006 Pledge not to sue over Web services patents reflects the spread of the collaborative development model--as far as Microsoft, even. TAGS: Web service, open source, patent, intellectual property, standards, open-source community, vendor, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., Linux, software company, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Windows

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, patent suit, Open Source Development Labs, open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., patent, Mozilla Corp., open-source community, GPL, IBM Corp., Linux, Europe, U.S.
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