Cars. Microsoft sees cars as the next frontier for computing. If GPS can remain proprietary open source will lack the enabling technology with which to get into the game.
Read more »Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier Fights FOSS License FUD
Seems every time I write a piece suggesting open source as an option, I get a couple of comments warning readers about the scary complexities of open source licenses. So I decided to ask a guy who knows.
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Patent suit tells us why we should shun Mono, Moonlight
Microsoft has shown the world exactly how friendly it is towards open source by going to court to claim damages over patents which have been allegedly violated in an implementation of the Linux kernel. And that's a good reason why FOSS users should avoid Mono and Moonlight like the plague.
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Why Microsoft is Likely to Lose the TomTom Case (Plus Summary)
A very comprehensive summary of the TomTom case and where it may go
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Clubbing the Tom-Tom
I’ve been doing some research on the issues in Microsoft’s lawsuit against Tom-Tom. Here’s what I’ve found about the patents are at issue in the case...
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ODF Alliance Newsletter: Latvia and UK Join the ODF Bandwagon
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Microsoft sues TomTom over Linux and other patent claims
Microsoft filed suit against TomTom today, alleging that the in-car navigation company's devices violate eight of its patents -- including three that relate to TomTom's implementation of the Linux kernel.
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Looking At Microsoft's Fat Patents Through Bilski Glasses
Yesterday, Microsoft attacked free software and GNU/Linux users with software patent claims against the Tom Tom Navigator and its implementation of the FAT file system. But do they have a sword or a wet rag?
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Free Software Foundation Europe engages in the EU browser case
Free Software Foundation Europe today announces that it will support the European Commission's antitrust investigation against Microsoft and to this effect it has formally requested to be admitted as an interested third party.
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EndSoftwarePatents.org Phase 2: developing a global resource and campaign
The Free Software Foundation today announced funding for the End Software Patents project to document the case for ending software patents worldwide.
Read more »Defendant Internet, get up!
The judicial proceeding is going in Stockholm above the Pirate Bay, the biggest filesharing service in Internet. It is not judging of Pirate Bay, it is judging of the whole Internet.
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Why the Commission is doing the right thing on antitrust
There has been criticism against the European Commission for pursuing abusive behaviour by Microsoft, and against Mozilla for wanting a fair chance to compete against Microsoft. The blog post explains why the Commission is doing the right thing to take antitrust violation seriously, and why the Free Software community should support this case.
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ODF Alliance Newsletter January 2009
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Ctrl-Z: a return to the Supreme Court's software patent ban?
"With the US Patent Office and courts cracking down on software patents, Ars takes a close look at the Supreme Court's software patent decisions. Yes, the highest court in the land really did say that algorithms can't be patented. And in spite of the fact that their rulings have been functionally ignored for almost two decades, the tide may be about to turn..."
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FSF expert funds for Jammie Thomas v RIAA
“Our concern was how the RIAA is trying to use this sledge-hammer against the poorest people in society to set precedents in copyright, ” the FSF’s Peter Brown told p2pnet today. The launch of the fund, organized with Beckerman’s Recording Industry Vs The People, was vitally important and now it’s being used in the Jammie Thomas case.
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