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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.
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Open source on the line
August 16, 2004
roundup Linux shapes up as a software standard for cell phone networks. Also: IBM asks court to chuck SCO contract claims.
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Microsoft to 'open the doors' of Linux labs
April 5, 2006
The software giant will launch a Web site to communicate with customers who use Microsoft and open-source software.
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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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At Microsoft, the yin and yang of Linux
August 12, 2005
What goes on in Redmond's Linux and Open Source Software Lab? Chief Bill Hilf is the one to ask. Photos: Microsoft's Linux lab
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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.
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Sun CEO: Open source is our friend
February 11, 2004
Sun Microsystems may have been the last major server maker to embrace Linux, but CEO Scott McNealy argues that his company will benefit more from it than competitors.
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Microsoft to take direct shots at Linux rivals
September 16, 2004
From now on, Redmond won't just fight the idea of the open-source operating system; it's taking specific aim at Red Hat, Novell and IBM.
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IBM pledges no patent attacks against Linux
August 4, 2004
update Big Blue's book of patents won't be used to bludgeon the open-source software.
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Austin tests desktop Linux waters
December 19, 2003
The Texas city is evaluating Linux and OpenOffice.org for desktops, the newest indication that open-source software is becoming a serious alternative to Microsoft products.
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Year in review: Linux on the hot seat
December 16, 2004
SCO fell out of the limelight, but its legal actions triggered efforts to wrestle with open-source intellectual-property issues.
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Open source: A nonproprietary world
September 13, 2003
Open-source software has underlying source code that may be freely seen, changed and redistributed--in sharp contrast with proprietary software from companies such as Microsoft or Oracle.
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How GPL fits in with the future of antitrust regulation
November 22, 2006
perspective Attorney Eric J. Sinrod explains the ramifications of a recent case on the future of open-source software.
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Red Hat CEO urges rejection of lock-ins
October 27, 2005
Matthew Szulik says computing customers increasingly are rejecting proprietary products that lock them to a particular supplier.
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U.K. looking to Linux with help from IBM
October 8, 2003
Nine new test programs in Britain add to open-source rumblings in Germany, China, the United States and elsewhere and increase the heat on makers of proprietary software.
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Sun wrestles with open-source Java
July 2, 2004
An open-source approach could strengthen Sun's software. But Sun is moving cautiously.
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Novell brands its own open-source religion
May 9, 2006
To perk up revenue from open-source software, Novell readies an open-source identity-management package and desktop Linux suite.
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Red Hat adds new Linux legal protection
November 4, 2006
Faced with new competitive challenges, Linux seller Red Hat has begun promising protection against intellectual-property lawsuits.
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At LinuxWorld: Corporate Linux at no charge
August 5, 2004
special coverage Open-source advocate Bruce Perens wants to cut support costs. Also: Thin-client makers embrace the penguin.
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Commentary: Novell gives Linux enterprise muscle
November 10, 2003
Novell's acquisition of SuSE Linux is a good deal for firms and governments that are looking for an open-source alternative to Unix and Windows.
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