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Year in review: New players enliven open source

December 21, 2007 Yahoo, Google, Adobe, Sun Microsystems, and even Microsoft freshen up the open-source marketplace. TAGS: open source, Mozilla Corp., Firefox, open-source software, Adobe Systems Inc., Red Hat Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Google Inc., Linux, programming, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web browser

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

Peru's president approves open-source bill

October 21, 2005 The country's government agencies may now buy open-source software. TAGS: Peru, government agency, open-source software, open source, president, Microsoft Corp.

Oracle apps to work with Mozilla

January 17, 2004 The database company is working on a project to let Mozilla's open-source desktop software work better with Oracle's business applications. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., Oracle Corp., open-source software, LinuxWorld, database company, desktop software, business application, open source, Linux, collaboration, database, Microsoft Corp., server, e-mail

Open-source transitions gather steam

July 6, 2006 Microsoft and Sun continue to make an uneasy peace with open-source software as it becomes more and more of a business reality. TAGS: open source, OpenDocument Format, JBoss, OpenOffice, open-source software, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer

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, Novell Inc., open-source software, Microsoft Corp., Red Hat Inc., Linux, software company

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.

Week in review: Microsoft's patent offensive

May 18, 2007 Company identifies infringed-on patents, invites infringers to strike licensing deals. Not many takers, so far. TAGS: patent, open-source software, Novell Inc., open source, reader, Week in review, intellectual property, software company, Microsoft Corp., Linux, U.S.

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., open source, intellectual property, Linux, Linux seller, threat, open-source software, New York, Microsoft Corp., CEO, server

Gauging Microsoft threat to Europe's Linux users

September 20, 2007 Company could call on patents filed with the European Patent Office to sue U.K. open-source users, but the situation's complicated. TAGS: patent, U.K., Europe, Linux, supplier, Microsoft Corp., open-source software, threat, U.S., open source

GPL defenders say: See you in court

October 1, 2007 The Software Freedom Law Center files suit--and could roil the waters for more folks than just the single defendant. TAGS: GPL, GPLv3, compliance, Free Software Foundation, license, open source, open-source software, Linux, attorney, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft tries evading new GPL grasp

July 6, 2007 Redmond says it's not a party to the new license. And those Suse Linux coupons won't get you any support guarantees. TAGS: GPLv3, GPL, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Novell Inc., enterprise server, certificate, SuSE Linux, license, SuSE, open-source software, Free Software Foundation, free, party, Redmond, Microsoft Corp., component

Study shows governments' open-source embrace

September 2, 2004 Dozens of government proposals arise, but never get off the ground. TAGS: open-source software, study, open source, proposal, government, IBM Corp., information technology, Microsoft Corp.

Eben Moglen predicts broad embrace of GPL 3

May 23, 2007 Open-source legal expert is bullish about the prospects for the upcoming new version of the General Public License. TAGS: GPL 3, GPL, open-source software, Richard Stallman, Free Software Foundation, open source, professor, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Novell Inc., patent, software patent, criticism, open standard, open source, Red Hat Inc., Linux, open-source software, Microsoft Corp.

Opening up an open-source roadblock

February 21, 2007 If the FSF succeeds in blocking a landmark deal, the biggest losers will be software consumers, policy analyst James DeLong says. TAGS: Free Software Foundation, open-source community, open source, freedom, open-source software, Novell Inc., member, intellectual property, Microsoft Corp.

Cuba to migrate to open-source software

February 20, 2007 Country's technology leaders distance themselves from Microsoft with wide-ranging plans for open-source software. TAGS: open-source software, conference, government, open source, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Experts say Microsoft's patent quest won't go far

May 16, 2007 It's unrealistic for Microsoft to expect open-source groups to actively seek out patent infringements, experts say. TAGS: patent, infringement, engineer, Linux kernel, open-source software, intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., open source, Linux

Novell to detail Microsoft patent pact

May 23, 2007 Delayed annual report will offer details of Novell's patent, interoperability and sales partnership with Redmond. TAGS: Novell Inc., stock option, patent, open source, open-source software, Microsoft Corp., Linux, agreement

Gates: Open source a great ad for Windows

June 28, 2004 Microsoft chair says it's great to have "a few design wins" by Linux and such in the news--it shows how much simpler Windows is. TAGS: Bill Gates, open source, Australia, open-source software, Linux, information technology, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system
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