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Showing 1-15 of 15 results foundOpen-source battlegrounds heat up
February 2, 2005 Microsoft talks up security to counter Linux and company. Also: Torvalds trashes software patents.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.Torvalds trashes EU patent proposal
November 23, 2004 Linux creator calls an EU proposal on software patents "deceptive, dangerous and democratically illegitimate."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.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 LinuxWorldStallman 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."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.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.Year in review: Patent standoff wears on
December 27, 2005 Reform bill never makes it out of a congressional subcommittee, dashing tech companies' hopes for a speedy fix.
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