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Cyberpeace--of sorts--in our time

 November 7, 2006 newsmaker Steve Ballmer and Ron Hovsepian make an unlikely pair, and their pact has caught the tech industry by surprise. TAGS: interoperability, Steve Ballmer, intellectual property, framework, GPL, dream, Linux, Novell Inc., Unix, open source, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

The Microsoft penalty that isn't

 April 15, 2002 Open Source Initiative co-founder Bruce Perens writes that a proposed antitrust settlement contains a loophole Microsoft will use to escape challenge from its only viable competitor. TAGS: GPL, monopoly, license, penalty, open source, Linux, file-sharing, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Corp., intellectual property, antitrust, LAN, printer, Web browser, Microsoft Windows, operating system

HP memo: Microsoft planned open-source patent fight

 July 20, 2004 Hewlett-Packard backs away from 2002 memo fearing its close ally was ready to sic lawyers on open-source software. TAGS: memo, Sendmail Inc., open-source software, Samba, patent infringement, GPL, SCO Group Inc., Apache Software Foundation, HP, Linux, open source, intellectual property, Linux seller, patent, spokeswoman, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft patent peace--or patent war?

 November 3, 2006 By declaring a "patent peace" with Novell Linux, did the software company just declare patent war with the open-source realm? TAGS: Novell Inc., intellectual property, open-source programmer, open source, patent, license agreement, Red Hat Inc., Linux, Steve Ballmer, GPL, Microsoft Corp., software company, Microsoft Windows
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