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[from bushwald] 'PatentGate' one year later: MS against open-source world
"We spend $7 billion a year on research, development and cranking out innovations. We need to protect our innovations against people who infringe upon them."
Samba shakes hands with Microsoft
Good news for interoperable SMB implementations. I've used Samba for nearly a decade in both file server and PDC uses, and it definitely makes life more sane when you have Linux or OS X in the same house as a Windows box.
Red Hat voices concerns over Microsoft patent model: News - Software - ZDNet Australia
Open-source software company Red Hat has said that it is concerned that Microsoft patent arrangements may not be compatible with open-source licensing models.
Groklaw - 1st Linux Patent Suit
Article and discussion over today's patent suit.
Groklaw - 1st Linux Patent Suit
Article and discussion over today's patent suit.
A Patent Lie - New York Times
Microsoft’s own history contradicts Mr. Smith’s claim that patents are essential for technological breakthroughs
Techdirt: Why Won't Microsoft Explain Its Patent Discrepancy?
That's not about promoting innovation at all.
Microsoft empfiehlt: Xandros Linux
Linux-Distributor Xandros hat mit Microsoft ein Abkommen nach dem Vorbild Novells geschlossen. Die Themen der Vereinbarung sind ähnlich: Die beiden Unternehmen wollen die Interoperabilität ihrer Lösungen zum System-Management verbessern und an einem Ü
Microsoft claims software like Linux violates its patents - May 28, 2007
thrust of the article is this FUD destables OSS, I think it threatens software patents themselves.
Microsoft claims software like Linux violates its patents - May 28, 2007
thrust of the article is this FUD destables OSS, I think it threatens software patents themselves.
Microsoft takes on the free world (cont.) - May 28, 2007
"If push comes to shove, would Microsoft sue its customers for royalties, the way the record industry has? 'That's not a bridge we've crossed," says CEO Ballmer, "and not a bridge I want to cross today on the phone with you.' " - that's not a no <sigh>
Legally Speaking: What GPLv3 Means for the Microsoft-Novell Pact | IT Business Edge
its a worthwhile wade - and novell, suck it.
Groklaw - Jeremy Allison Has Resigned from Novell to Protest MS Patent Deal
"I have decided to leave Novell. This has been a very difficult decision, but one I feel I have no choice but to make. As many of you will guess, this is due to the Microsoft/Novell patent agreement, which I believe is a mistake and will be damaging to No
Groklaw - Jeremy Allison Has Resigned from Novell to Protest MS Patent Deal
"I have decided to leave Novell. This has been a very difficult decision, but one I feel I have no choice but to make. As many of you will guess, this is due to the Microsoft/Novell patent agreement, which I believe is a mistake and will be damaging to No
Computerworld - Ballmer: Linux users owe Microsoft
I'm so sick of bullshit crap from bully monopolists
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The Technology Liberation Front: Nice Operating System You've Got There, It Would Be a Shame if Anything Happened to It
In practice, then, Microsoft's position is that no one may sell an operating system without Microsoft's permission (or unless you've amassed enough patents that Microsoft can't risk a patent war with you).
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