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EU regulators cool on Microsoft open-source move

February 21, 2008 Announcement won't affect its antitrust investigations against the software giant, says European Commission. TAGS: Jeremy Allison, interoperability, commission, announcement, Samba, European Union, Steve Ballmer, API, antitrust, open source, Microsoft Corp.

EU site pushes open-source education

December 22, 2003 A new Web site reaffirms the European Union's interest in promoting wider use of open-source applications to cut costs, escape proprietary constraints and stimulate the local software industry. TAGS: F/OSS, European Union, open source, e-government, software industry, open-source software, interoperability, government, Microsoft Corp.

EU to fund global research on open source

May 26, 2005 "FLOSSWorld" project to look at potential impacts of open source on African, Asian, South American and other countries. TAGS: European Union, research, open source, collaboration, open-source software, Europe

Europe extends open-source resource

October 12, 2006 Government collaboration on apps, interoperability tops agenda; better return on investment also a priority. TAGS: open source, commission, ROI, European Union, resource, project, Europe

European Commission vouches for open source

January 16, 2007 EU's executive arm endorses open source, offers a boost of confidence to businesses considering Linux and related software. TAGS: OpenOffice, open-source software, European Union, savings, open source, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Open source's patent spat

November 23, 2004 roundup Linus Torvalds and other luminaries call EU patent proposal "deceptive, dangerous." Also: Eye on the big ticket. TAGS: Linus Torvalds, open source, Novell NetWare, Linux, Sun Solaris, European Union, Novell Inc., operating system, server, Microsoft Corp.

Critics: Microsoft server license snubs open source

January 28, 2005 Proposed server interoperability license--demanded by the EU--will shut the door on open-source software such as Samba, say critics. TAGS: Samba, Free Software Foundation, license, European Union, critic, open-source software, antitrust, copy, agreement, Microsoft Corp., open source, server, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Torvalds trashes EU patent proposal

November 23, 2004 Linux creator calls an EU proposal on software patents "deceptive, dangerous and democratically illegitimate." TAGS: Rasmus Lerdorf, Linus Torvalds, software patent, European Union, proposal, economy, patent, creator, MySQL, co-founder, Europe, open source, Linux

Europe's software patent war ignites again

September 21, 2006 Patent debate may be taken out of hands of elected politicians under new measure, Parliament groups say. TAGS: software patent, litigation, European Union, measure, critic, Europe, open source

Week in review: Punishing Microsoft

March 26, 2004 The European Union's long-awaited antitrust ruling on Microsoft was a one-two combination that could have a widespread affect on consumers and competition. TAGS: Novell Inc., Linux desktop, European Union, antitrust, Week in review, Steve Ballmer, Linux, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Apple Computer, open source, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, U.S., operating system, server

Munich halts biggest-ever Linux migration

August 5, 2004 Switchover from Windows is suspended over fears incoming EU legislation could cause huge patent headache. TAGS: Munich, migration, European Union, IBM Corp., city, Linux, open source, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

EU approves software patent changes

May 18, 2004 Officials vote for controversial changes to a draft directive, meaning that Europe is now likely to see widespread patenting of software programs. TAGS: directive, amendment, software patent, European Union, draft, vote, proposal, Europe, spokesman, open source

Gosling questions Sun-Microsoft pact

February 3, 2005 The father of Java tells developers that in some ways, the technical agreement with Microsoft is meaning less and less. Video: "We're not a .Net company," Sun's Gosling says TAGS: James Gosling, Samba, digital-rights management, DMCA, Sun Microsystems Inc., father, agreement, antitrust, Java, European Union, Microsoft Corp., open source, Europe, developer, DVD, U.S.

Study: Vista could create 50,000 jobs in Europe

September 14, 2006 Next version of Windows will create a cascade of benefits for local European economies, says Microsoft-sponsored study. TAGS: employment, ecosystem, Microsoft Windows Vista, study, European Union, information technology, Europe, U.K., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., open source, operating system

In Europe, patent olive branch--or threat?

March 9, 2005 European Commission says it will let controversial directive die if the European Parliament disapproves. But some say it's a power play. TAGS: directive, commission, European Union, proposal, Europe, threat, IBM Corp., open source, process

Why IP owners should worry

November 23, 2005 CompTIA's Melanie Wyne says a belief that confiscatory government policy must be used to even the score is gaining currency. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Massachusetts, IP, asset, intellectual property, policy, European Union, America, open source, U.S.
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