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May 14, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
Microsoft: Open Source Infringes on 235 Patents Microsoft continues to allege Linux patent infringement but still doesn't identify which ones.   |
InternetNews
May 25, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
Microsoft Wants to Build, Not Burn, IP Bridge Microsoft's director of standards explains why Microsoft isn't going to just lay down its patents for Linux users to go around. |
InternetNews
November 3, 2006
Sean Michael Kerner |
Microsoft-Novell: Bad Omen For Open Source Linux Microsoft's Linux Strategy? Divide and conquer. |
InternetNews
January 28, 2008
Stuart J. Johnston |
Microsoft: King of The Patent Hill Microsoft emerges as top tech patent holder with more than 15,000 patents pending. |
InternetNews
October 16, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
Plaintiff: Open Source Not on Trial in Linux Suit Litigant targeting Red Hat and Novell in nation's first Linux patent-infringement case dismisses conspiracy theories. |
InternetNews
October 12, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
Linux Providers Hit With IP Suit First patent lawsuit against Linux charges Novell and Red Hat with infringement. |
InternetNews
November 21, 2006
Sean Michael Kerner |
Microsoft, Novell Trade Barbs Over Patent Deal Microsoft responds to Novell claims that it didn't sell out on patents to the software giant. |
InternetNews
October 10, 2007
Stuart J. Johnston |
Ballmer: Red Hat Has 'Obligation' to Pay Up Just when the clash between Linux supporters and Microsoft seemed to have subsided, CEO Steve Ballmer ratchets it up a notch. |
InternetNews
June 4, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
Xandros Takes Microsoft's Linux Patent Protection Small Linux vendor Xandros gets intellectual property protection from Microsoft for its users. |
InternetNews
October 23, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
Microsoft 'Protects' Japanese Linux Vendor Turbolinux is the latest Linux vendor to buy into Microsoft's patent protection. |
InternetNews
May 3, 2010 |
Novell, Red Hat Win Victory in Patent Fight Rival open source vendors prevail in joint defense against infringement charges brought by firm trying to assert rights to invention covered under 1991 patent. |
InternetNews
December 20, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
2007: Open Source, Patents, SCO, And More It was a big year in open source. |
InternetNews
May 20, 2005
Sean Michael Kerner |
A Primer on Software Patents A closer look at software patents and at their history and implications for IT. |
InternetNews
November 13, 2006
Sean Michael Kerner |
Samba Choosing Sides in Novell/Microsoft Linux Deal Novell's own Samba developers take issue with Microsoft's patent covenant agreement. |
InternetNews
March 28, 2011 |
What is the Value of Red Hat's Patents? Linux leader Red Hat has now been recognized for the strength of its patents, what is it doing with all that intellectual property? |
InternetNews
February 17, 2009
Sean Michael Kerner |
Red Hat, Microsoft in New Interoperability Pact Red Hat and Microsoft, the erstwhile operating system rivals, are teaming up on a virtualization interoperability deal between Microsoft's Windows Server and Red Hat's Enterprise Linux. |
InternetNews
August 4, 2004
Sean Michael Kerner |
Linux Patent Cloud Blows Over Europe The patent dabate scares Munich out of its Linux migration plans. Are they overreacting? Meanwhile, Red Hat's taking its own measures. |
InternetNews
November 10, 2005
Clint Boulton |
New Company Launched to Spread Linux IBM, Novell, Philips, Red Hat and Sony form the Open Invention Network to acquire patents and offer them royalty-free in order to extend open source operating systems worldwide. |
InternetNews
November 18, 2004
Susan Kuchinskas |
Ballmer Bearish on Linux Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer urged Asian government leaders not to take sides in the Linux versus Windows debate. |
InternetNews
June 28, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
Red Hat Not 'Religious' About Microsoft As quarters go, the most recent one was a standout for Red Hat. |
InternetNews
March 5, 2008
Sean Michael Kerner |
Red Hat Expands Legal Firepower Red Hat adds two key additions as legal challenges await. |
InternetNews
August 2, 2004
Sean Michael Kerner |
Linux's Patent Risk A patent review of the OS uncovers 283 patents, a third of which are held by Linux-friendly corporations like Cisco, HP, IBM, Intel, Novell, Oracle, Red Hat and Sony. |
InternetNews
April 21, 2006
Sean Michael Kerner |
Bill Hilf, Lead Program Manager, Microsoft Platform Strategy The head of Microsoft's Linux/Open Source Software Lab takes aim at free software prophets and the GPL. |
InternetNews
June 11, 2009
Sean Michael Kerner |
Microsoft and Novell Still Bosom Buddies Can Linux and Windows really get along? |
InternetNews
November 8, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
Microsoft-Novell: Has Their Deal Made a Difference? One year after the landmark deal between Microsoft and novell it's not clear if anything in the marketplace has really changed or has it? |
The Motley Fool
February 23, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Microsoft Bullies Amazon Microsoft and Amazon sign a patent deal, a deal that Amazon couldn't refuse. |
InternetNews
March 4, 2010 |
Microsoft Inks Linux Patent Deal With I-O Fresh off of its Linux licensing agreement with Amazon, Microsoft has dropped word that it's reach a similar patent accord with I-O Data Device, a Japanese hardware firm. |
InternetNews
November 21, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
Samba Isn't Enough For Sun While Samba is the backbone of Windows file sharing and for millions of Unix and Linux users, Sun thinks it has a better idea for its new OpenSolaris system. |
InternetNews
January 11, 2005
Jim Wagner |
IBM Pledges Patents to Open Source IBM said Tuesday it is pledging 500 software patents to developers of open source software so they can develop without fear. The patents are available to those who abide by the Open Source Initiative (OSI) and use one of 50 OSI-certified licenses. |
InternetNews
November 23, 2004
Sean Michael Kerner |
Linux Patent Protection Group Loses Ally Groklaw's PJ resigns from Open Source Risk Management in the wake of Steve Ballmer's use of the group's study on Linux and patents. |
PC Magazine
December 21, 2007
John Brandon |
Will Patent Battles End Free Linux? As the open-source movement gains momentum, patent companies are suing. |
InternetNews
November 30, 2006
Clint Boulton |
Babysitter Tapped For Novell-Microsoft Pact Novell's Susan Heystee will manage the complex Novell-Microsoft deal to offer customers Linux and Windows side by side. |
InternetNews
June 14, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
Windows Thorn Now on Microsoft's Side Former Windows nemesis Linspire joins Novell and Xandros in making a patent deal with Microsoft. |
InternetNews
March 20, 2009
Stuart J. Johnston |
TomTom Fights Microsoft Back But Not Over Linux In the wake of Microsoft's patent suit against the GPS device maker, TomTom chooses to fight -- but so far the wrangling has little to do with Linux and open source. |
InternetNews
May 7, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
Dell on Open Source Roll A week after announcing a pre-load deal with Ubuntu, Dell buys into Microsoft-Novell Linux interoperability. |
InternetNews
March 15, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
Red Hat: RHEL 5 Just the Beginning Greater interoperability and maybe even an appliance model are in the works. |
InternetNews
August 10, 2005
Jim Wagner |
OSDL Creates Patent Commons Project The open source organization wants to create a single point of reference for software patents. |
InternetNews
June 7, 2007
Clint Boulton |
Microsoft, LGE Make For Fine Patent Partners Microsoft and South Korea's LG Electronics inked a cross-license patent agreement to use each other's technologies. This is the latest in a spate of such agreements designed to ward off patent-infringement issues. |
InternetNews
October 21, 2004
Sean Michael Kerner |
EU Patent Fight Comes to the Fore An effort to stop software patents in the European Union got a boost this week with the launch of NoSoftwarePatents.com. Red Hat and MySQL AB are among the high-profile open source companies backing the effort. |
InternetNews
July 9, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
Samba Chooses GPLv3 Samba, the key lynchpin technology that enables file, printer and other resource sharing between Windows and Linux, is headed for the new GPL version 3. |
InternetNews
December 22, 2006
Sean Michael Kerner |
Novell-Microsoft: After The Deal Following the interoperability and patent protection deal between Novell and Microsoft, three companies acquire SUSE Linux Enterprise subscription certificates from Microsoft. |
InternetNews
April 19, 2007
Michael Hickins |
Microsoft, Samsung Cross Bridge Over GPL Microsoft announced today that it has entered into a broad cross-licensing agreement with South Korean electronics maker Samsung. |
InternetNews
July 22, 2009
Sean Michael Kerner |
Microsoft, Red Hat Renew Linux Patent Spat Microsoft's code contribution doesn't mean it's letting Linux off the hook. |
InternetNews
August 4, 2004
Michael Singer |
Groups Debate Linux Kernel Defense IBM has no intention of disputing patents based on the Linux kernel... Red Hat signs a new development partner... Experts challenge Linux developers... |
InternetNews
December 10, 2008
Sean Michael Kerner |
Will Linux Defenders Save Linux from Microsoft? New legal initiative is designed to ensure quality patents and get rid of bad ones. |
InternetNews
December 21, 2006
Sean Michael Kerner |
Browsing, Open Source and Litigious Affairs Reviewing the highlights of open source trends from 2006 has to start with one day in November. |
InternetNews
March 30, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
Red Hat Gives Shout Out to Yahoo on Earnings Call Yahoo may be using some Oracle, but Red Hat is set to win big. |
InternetNews
June 3, 2005
Sean Michael Kerner |
Red Hat Frees Fedora, Calls For Commons Linux distributor Red Hat wrapped up its user conference in New Orleans this week by freeing its Fedora community Linux project and calling for the creation of a software patents commons. |
InternetNews
November 8, 2006
Sean Michael Kerner |
Novell Reveals What Microsoft Deal is Worth Novell also argues that the deal is not a violation of the GPL. |
InternetNews
March 21, 2011
Sean Michael Kerner |
Microsoft Takes Legal Aim at Android Devices Microsoft sues Barnes & Noble, Foxconn and Inventec over patent infringement |
