THE UK UNIX USER Group may have to drop its legal challenge to Microsoft's controversial international document standard because it doesn't have the money to see it through.
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Microsoft's standards bid stalled
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Four countries have appealed a decision to fast-track the international standardisation of a Microsoft document format, called OpenXML.
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Neelie Kroes: "Choosing open standards is a very smart business decision"
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Neelie Kroes just gave a speech at OpenForum Europe today on standards, "Being open about standards". I put it in News Picks, but I wanted to be sure you didn't miss it, so I am putting it here also.
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SFLC Files Another Round of GPL Violation Lawsuits on Behalf of BusyBox Developers
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The Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) today announced that it has filed two more copyright infringement lawsuits, on behalf of two principal developers of BusyBox, alleging violation of the GNU General Public License (GPL). The defendants in this new round of lawsuits are Bell Microproducts, Inc. and Super Micro Computer, Inc.
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EU competition chief advocates open standards
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Europe's competition commissioner Neelie Kroes delivered a thinly veiled warning to Microsoft Tuesday that the software giant's behind-the-scenes maneuverings to secure industrywide standard status for its document format, Office Open XML earlier this year "risk falling foul of the competition rules."
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High court rules against multiple royalties
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The Supreme Court on Monday limited the ability of companies to collect multiple royalties on their patents, the latest step by the justices to scale back the power of patent-holders.
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Microsoft OOXML opponents won’t back down
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After Hillary Clinton spoke last night I listened closely for what the loudspeakers would play.
It was Tom Petty’s hit “I Won’t Back Down.” (UPDATE: Clinton did back down Wednesday, with the official announcement now expected in two stages Friday and Saturday. OOXML opponents, meanwhile, fight on.)
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Gonzales Gets a Job
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Yeah, check out what he'll be doing though. In Texas! Check his IP record. He'll go straight from starring at TPM to starring at Groclaw, just wait and see.
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Day 1, April 29, the Novell v. SCO trial, Opening Statements, as text - with line #s
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Here's day one, April 29th, of the Novell v. SCO trial, as text, with line numbers. Our thanks to papafox and another volunteer for the text and HTML on this version. I finally have time to show you a few things that stand out to me from the trial.
Read more »Legal Climate for Open-Source Users Changes With Litigation and License Revisions
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Companies that use open-source source software to make money may have to reexamine their practices because of the real possibility of litigation and changes in the new version of the most popular open-source license, Edmund J. Walsh of the Boston IP law firm Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C., writes in the April issue of IP Law & Business.
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One more thing with Novell: the EULA!
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I was reading The Grumpy Editor's Guide to distributions for laptops, when I was stunned by something I didn't know about openSUSE 11.
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Like Sands Through the Hourglass, So Are the Bills in SCO's Bankruptcy
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So, more filings in the SCO bankruptcy, and more bills. The accountants, Tanner, have filed their 8th interim bill since SCO filed for Chapter 11 protection. Astonishing, isn't it? The grand total of all of Tanner's bills comes to $264,296.30 plus expenses. When SCO first filed, back in September of 2007, it actually still had some money. How about now?
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Open Source Software Shows Its Muscle
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Two recent events should give for-profit companies new reasons to re-evaluate the ways in which they use open source software as well as the extent to which they use it.
Read more »Kenya standards bureau tackles IT
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The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS), taking the first step toward developing national IT standards, is inviting experts to join technical committees.
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