A little more on Mono, but mostly news about Microsoft's management of UNIX and Linux
Read more »Open Invention Network seeks prior art to burn FAT patents
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The Open Invention Network has launched a project to find prior art for Microsoft's patents on the FAT filesystem. The OIN believes that the FAT patents will not hold up to scrutiny and the organization hopes that the Linux community will assist in an effort to have it invalidated.
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Software Freedom Law Center calls for switch to GPLv3
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Bradley Kuhn of the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) recommends that projects using GPL version 2 upgrade to the newer GPL version 3. One of the features of GPLv3 is better protection against possible patent threats than its predecessor.
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Microsoft v TomTom: a GPLv3 wake-up call
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Microsoft's brawl with TomTom over FAT patents has been seized on by software-freedom advocates as a wake-up call for people to adopt GPLv3.
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Patents Roundup: Attack on Science, Lobby for Software Patents in EU and India, More Rebellion
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Scientists are repressed further by lawyers, so there are new calls to fight back and restore freedom of thought
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Say ‘No’ to software patents
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"The Indian government is thinking about introducing software patents in the country. But software patents are bad for everyone except large software companies, says V Sasi Kumar..."
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Tomboy is Afraid of Gnote, Its Mono-free Sibling
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Tomboy does not fancy Gnote; Jo Shields keeps promoting Mono in Debian and Ubuntu
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Oracle Buys Sun: It's Official
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Here's the press release. So they own Java and Solaris and MySQL, not to mention all the patents Sun
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The Latest Patent Comedy from Europe
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The latest string of developments in Europe, regarding software patents
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Farmers, Politicians, Free Software Fans Demonstrate Against Patents
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"MUNICH - Farmers’ associations, environmental, aid and development organisations together with anti-patent activists of the free software movement met this week for one of the largest anti-patent rallies in Munich..."
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Revolt Against Software Patents in Europe
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Here are some photos from yesterday's demonstration at the European Patent Office. Press coverage will come soon.
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Does The Register Call Novell Opposers ‘Idealists’/'Purists’?
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Clarification: If opposition to paying for unspecified software patents per GNU/Linux installation (even in countries that forbid software patents) is an ideal/purity, then The Register still misuses terminology
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TomTom/Microsoft: A Wake-Up Call for GPLv3 Migration
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"There has been a lot of press coverage about the Microsoft/TomTom settlement. Unfortunately, so far, I have seen no one speak directly about the dangers that this deal could pose to software freedom, and what our community should consider in its wake. Karen and I discussed some of these details on our podcast, but I thought it would be useful to have a blog post about this issue as well..."
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Antitrust Memo Shows How Microsoft Patent Encumbrances Are Used to Harm GNU/Linux
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Newly-leaked internal document shows how Microsoft makes money from GNU/Linux (software patents)
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Patents Roundup: OSI and Patents, Demise of Patents, Microsoft and the BSA
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A quick look at stories that may impact Free software at a lesser technical level
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