Contrary to common misconceptions, the FSF's philosophy and work actually defend Linux from the patent attacks it currently faces from Apple, Microsoft, and possibly their henchmen at Intellectual Ventures
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IMAX — Not Just Apple — Attacks Free Software With Software Patents
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Another legal attack against Free software comes in the form of a threat (issued against Sandy3D) and Apple's reason for suing Android seems like gradual iPhone defeat (Linux is winning)
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Apple's Patent Attack
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Software patents have long been the source of a great deal of concern in the free software community; patents are by far the biggest restraint on our ability to program our own computers. Those who worry about these things have expected that attacks might come from patent trolls, or from software companies with fading prospects.
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Good Artists Copy, Great Artists Steal
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In 2003, after I unveiled a prototype Linux desktop called Project Looking Glass*, Steve called my office to let me know the graphical effects were “stepping all over Apple’s IP.” (IP = Intellectual Property = patents, trademarks and copyrights.) If we moved forward to commercialize it, “I’ll just sue you.” My response was simple.
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Virtualization: An easy way to kill Apple's HTC lawsuit
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Intel's Wind River Hypervisor and technologies like it could usher in a new age of Device-agnostic Smartphone Operating Systems and unprecedented customer choice
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Of the powers we choose to lose
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How I came full circle from being a Free Software purist to totally rejecting the sentiment and back to appreciating at least one aspect of it: the preservation of personal power of the user.
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5 Reasons You Should Be Scared of Apple
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Let's just say it: Nobody has changed the way we interact with technology like Apple has over the last 10 years. Even if the iPad turns out to be the disaster that many are anticipating, Steve Jobs will still be seen as the hero who turns top-end technology into friendly little gadgets even your grandma can use.
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Linux has reached the Apple buzz of 1976 and Microsoft knows it.
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Understanding Apple vs Microsoft of the past can prepare Linux for the road ahead. It teaches us what to expect from Microsoft once the buzz hits a certain level. We can expect some underhanded, ulterior motives while we get a big smile and buddy handshake.
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The end of the iPod, the cult of gPodder and the beacon of freedom
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Some people think the iPod and iTunes are podcasting and portable, digital music. Others chafe at the restrictions placed upon the user by Apple. Count me among the latter.
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Apple Helps Microsoft Attack Google’s Linux While Google Spreads GNU/Linux, ODF
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Mishmash of news; Apple's helping hand to Microsoft is reappearing now that GNU/Linux and ODF gain traction, partly thanks to Google
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FreeBSD Shines While Apple Fails
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Apple is making a lot of money these days. The more money it makes, the greater the contempt for its customers it seems to display.
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Apple Likely to Lose Developers, Microsoft Wants Free Software Developers (for Windows)
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Developers slowly realise that they are being bamboozled and exploited by Apple; Microsoft treats developers similarly, but it incentivises for defection away from GNU/Linux
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Apple Keeps Losing to GNU/Linux Because of Draconian Attitude
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Apple has retention issues with users due to excessive lock-in and control; Snow Leopard suffers from more bugs
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Control Issues: Why Apple Doesn’t Want You to Use Linux
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Boy, what a tempest I discovered when I posted last week about my disillusionment with Apple Computer and my ongoing migration from OS X to the new and well-reviewed Windows 7. This week I’ve been taking a closer look at Linux.
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Top 5 iPod Alternatives for Linux Users
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The iPod is not supported officially by Apple on Linux. Why support them when there are better alternatives?
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