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Mono offers open-source spin on Silverlight

May 16, 2008 First public release of Novell's Moonlight will compete with products from Adobe, Sun, and Apple.(By Matthew Broersma of ZDNet UK) TAGS: Microsoft Silverlight, Mono, Matthew Broersma, Firefox 3.0, Novell Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Firefox, intellectual property, open source, codec, Mozilla Corp., Linux, project, Microsoft Corp., Apple Computer

Ballmer repeats threats against Linux

February 20, 2007 In no-nonsense presentation to New York analysts, Microsoft's CEO warns Linux sellers that open-source "is not free." TAGS: Steve Ballmer, coupon, Novell Inc., intellectual property, open source, Linux, Linux seller, threat, open-source software, New York, Microsoft Corp., CEO, server

Linux fight on two fronts

July 25, 2003 SCO Group's warnings that Linux violates its Unix intellectual property right seems to be falling on deaf ears. Also: Open source in the free market. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., warning, Linux, Unix, intellectual property, open source, IBM Corp.

Microsoft gets 5,000th patent

March 7, 2006 Milestone comes during push to license technology, use intellectual property as a selling point over Linux. TAGS: intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., Linux

OSDL hires lawyer, opens China office

August 27, 2004 The lab home of Linux founder Linus Torvalds hires an intellectual-property attorney and says hello to Beijing. TAGS: Open Source Development Labs, Beijing, consortium, attorney, intellectual property, lawyer, office, founder, Linux, China

Microsoft signs technology pact with Linspire

June 14, 2007 Users of the Linux operating system will get patent protection and access to updated Windows Media technology. TAGS: Linspire, Linux, Windows Media, codec, Microsoft Corp., Novell Inc., intellectual property, IM, Microsoft Windows

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: Steve Ballmer, interoperability, intellectual property, framework, GPL, dream, Linux, Novell Inc., Unix, open source, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

AMD nurtures open-source graphics

September 6, 2007 Overcoming ATI's earlier objections, AMD is actively cooperating on open-source software to support its graphics chips. TAGS: AMD, ATI Technologies, graphics chip, open source, Linux, intellectual property, open-source software, 3D, Intel

Microsoft agitates for open-source patent pacts

May 14, 2007 Company's more threatening stance spotlights its effort to pressure open-source firms to license its patents. TAGS: intellectual property, patent, open source, open-source company, open-source software, Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp., Red Hat Inc., Linux, software company

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, intellectual property, SCO Group Inc., Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., patent, open source, open-source software, Java, operating system, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

SCO takes Linux licensing overseas

January 14, 2004 Companies outside the United States that use the open-source operating system now face the threat of legal action from the SCO Group, which is making licenses available worldwide. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., SCOsource, legal action, Caldera Systems Inc., license, Linux, intellectual property, lawsuit, threat, open source, U.S., IP, operating system

SCO sets Linux licensing prices

August 5, 2003 The software maker responds to a new lawsuit by Linux leader Red Hat and reveals steep license prices for businesses that want to use Linux with SCO's blessing. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Linux, Red Hat Inc., intellectual property, intellectual property right, Linux kernel, Unix, Linux software, lawsuit, IBM Corp., suit, leader, operating system, open source, software company, server

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

Torvalds: What, me worry?

July 8, 2003 Linux creator Linus Torvalds sounds off on SCO Group's lawsuit against IBM, intellectual property in the open-source world and the future of the Linux operating system. TAGS: Linus Torvalds, SCO Group Inc., intellectual property, Open Source Development Labs, Linux, intellectual property right, Linux kernel, engineer, patent, IBM Corp., process, programming, open source, operating system

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. TAGS: Linus Torvalds, trademark, software patent, open-source community, Linux, mailing list, intellectual property, founder, open source

Nokia: Linux kernel may use our patents

May 26, 2005 Finnish company is the latest to begin offering intellectual-property protections to open-source programmers. TAGS: Linux kernel, patent, Nokia Corp., Linux, open-source software, open-source programmer, open source, IBM Corp., intellectual property, project

Groklaw founder exits open-source firm

November 24, 2004 Pamela Jones steps down from OSRM, which insures against open-source intellectual property risks. TAGS: Open Source Risk Management, SCO Group Inc., intellectual property, open source, Unix, founder, Linux

SCO sees loss on legal fees

December 22, 2003 The controversial Unix software company reports a loss for its fourth quarter, based largely on hefty legal expenses it has accrued in its intellectual property war against Linux. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., SCOsource, intellectual property, Unix, SCO Unix, licensing agreement, Linux, fee, earnings, software company

IBM exec: 'Forces' at work against Linux

July 30, 2003 A "set of forces" is attempting to derail Linux, a Big Blue exec tells conference-goers, hinting that Microsoft and SCO Group are among those responsible. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., intellectual property right, Linux, IBM Corp., intellectual property, exec, Redmond, open source, Unix, operating system, Microsoft Corp., server
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