Despite Microsoft assurances that a patent lawsuit against GPS navigation company TomTom is not targeting the overall Linux community, open-source leaders said on Thursday that the legal action is antagonistic toward the movement.
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SFLC: Step Back and Re-think How Friendly Microsoft is to Free/Open Source Software
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Microsoft Uses Pressure Groups to Push Software Patents Into Europe
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A detailed overview of Microsoft's latest activities in Europe, using lobbies
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Microsoft suing TomTom, not Linux, not open source
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One might have thought Microsoft was back rattling the patented software sabres against Linux and open source this week, reading some of the recent reports regarding Redmond’s patent infringement suit against automotive navigation and GPS player TomTom. However, upon further review, it seems that Microsoft is making a point to say that these suits are not aimed at the Linux OS or open source.
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Novell Pollutes GNU/Linux, Microsoft Almost Pollutes ODF
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Novell spreads .NET and Microsoft wants to bring proprietary extensions to ODF
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Standards: Have Any Suggestions for the Next Version of ODF?
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...now comes news that there is a chance to have input into the next major version of ODF, for now being called 'ODF-Next'. There is a call for proposals that went out Friday from the ODF technical committee, and here's where you go to read all about it and to leave your comments.
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Google asks to join EU case against Microsoft
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Google wants to join Mozilla in the European Commission case against Microsoft regarding its bundling of Internet Explorer with the Windows operating system.
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The Linux Foundations opinion on Microsoft versus TomTom
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Linux Foundation Executive Director Jim Zemlin said in his blog yesterday (26th February) that the Microsoft patent infringement suite against TomTom, at least at present, does not appear to be a covert attack on Linux.
Read more »Intellectual Novell Property in GNU/Linux
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Novell trademarks, copyrights, patents, and C# bindings in KDE's Phonon
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Patents Roundup: Reform, Case Against Linux, Microsoft Patent Trolls and More
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Reform is ahead, Microsoft plays mental games against Linux, Microsoft-affiliated patent harvesters revisited and studied
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Red Hat's JBoss Software Draws Patent Suit
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A small software company on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against open source distributor Red Hat and several vendors that sell Red Hat products, claiming that Red Hat's JBoss middleware violates one of its patents.
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Another Company Affiliated with Microsoft Sues Red Hat Using Software Patents
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Red Hat's latest headache and some other news about Microsoft's aggressive crusade against Linux
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The Patent ‘Reform’ Bill is a Farce
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A summary of early coverage about the patent reform bill, which proves useless to Free software
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European Action Organised Against “Economic Parasite” (Microsoft) After TomTom Lawsuit
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In the face of heavy Microsoft lobbying against Free software in Europe, in addition to a patent lawsuit against one Linux-based European company, backlash was inevitable
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How To Turn Customers Into Pirates
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In the past we’ve given plenty of examples of how DRM hurts paying customers instead of the people it is meant for. Still, many software companies prefer to see their customers as potential ‘thieves’ but what they don’t realize, however, is that they are actually breeding pirates instead of stopping them.
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