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August 2, 2004
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Linux's Patent Risk A patent review of the OS uncovers 283 patents, a third of which are held by Linux-friendly corporations like Cisco, HP, IBM, Intel, Novell, Oracle, Red Hat and Sony.   |
InternetNews
August 4, 2004
Sean Michael Kerner |
Linux Patent Cloud Blows Over Europe The patent dabate scares Munich out of its Linux migration plans. Are they overreacting? Meanwhile, Red Hat's taking its own measures. |
InternetNews
May 26, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Nokia's Linux Pledge Nokia announced patent protections for the Linux kernel amid the launch of its new Linux-based product. Is this a coincidence? |
InternetNews
January 22, 2004
Alexander Wolfe |
Perens: New Patent-Suit Threats Poised to Strike Open source guru Bruce Perens looks beyond the SCO Group suit over Linux and sees other problems looming. |
InternetNews
November 8, 2004
Sean Michael Kerner |
OSRM Tracing Linux Patents in EU As the EU approaches a vote on software patent law, open source group starts tracing source of Linux patent infringements. |
InternetNews
May 14, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
Microsoft: Open Source Infringes on 235 Patents Microsoft continues to allege Linux patent infringement but still doesn't identify which ones. |
InternetNews
November 18, 2004
Susan Kuchinskas |
Ballmer Bearish on Linux Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer urged Asian government leaders not to take sides in the Linux versus Windows debate. |
InternetNews
November 23, 2004
Sean Michael Kerner |
Linux Patent Protection Group Loses Ally Groklaw's PJ resigns from Open Source Risk Management in the wake of Steve Ballmer's use of the group's study on Linux and patents. |
InternetNews
March 15, 2004
Michael Singer |
Firm to Offer Open Source Insurance OSRM is targeting the Fortune 500 with insurance against open source litigation, after looking at what lies beyond SCO Group's intellectual property lawsuits. |
InternetNews
April 1, 2008
Sean Michael Kerner |
Who Writes Linux? There Are a Lot of Unknowns A new report breaks down who the big contributors to Linux are, and which companies are responsible for the most growth. |
InternetNews
August 18, 2004
Michael Singer |
SCO Suit Losing Impact on the Enterprise? Licensing case against IBM losing steam, effect on Linux users. |
InternetNews
May 20, 2005
Sean Michael Kerner |
A Primer on Software Patents A closer look at software patents and at their history and implications for IT. |
PC Magazine
December 21, 2007
John Brandon |
Will Patent Battles End Free Linux? As the open-source movement gains momentum, patent companies are suing. |
InternetNews
November 10, 2005
Clint Boulton |
New Company Launched to Spread Linux IBM, Novell, Philips, Red Hat and Sony form the Open Invention Network to acquire patents and offer them royalty-free in order to extend open source operating systems worldwide. |
InternetNews
December 20, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
2007: Open Source, Patents, SCO, And More It was a big year in open source. |
InternetNews
May 3, 2010 |
Novell, Red Hat Win Victory in Patent Fight Rival open source vendors prevail in joint defense against infringement charges brought by firm trying to assert rights to invention covered under 1991 patent. |
InternetNews
January 28, 2008
Stuart J. Johnston |
Microsoft: King of The Patent Hill Microsoft emerges as top tech patent holder with more than 15,000 patents pending. |
InternetNews
October 10, 2007
Stuart J. Johnston |
Ballmer: Red Hat Has 'Obligation' to Pay Up Just when the clash between Linux supporters and Microsoft seemed to have subsided, CEO Steve Ballmer ratchets it up a notch. |
InternetNews
September 14, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
Inna Kuznetsova, Global Executive for Linux, IBM IBM exec Inna Kuznetsova talks about her role at IBM, the challenges she faces and her view on Microsoft's patent allegations and GPL version 3. |
InternetNews
October 12, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
Linux Providers Hit With IP Suit First patent lawsuit against Linux charges Novell and Red Hat with infringement. |
InternetNews
July 22, 2009
Sean Michael Kerner |
Microsoft, Red Hat Renew Linux Patent Spat Microsoft's code contribution doesn't mean it's letting Linux off the hook. |
InternetNews
August 11, 2010 |
LinuxCon: Where's Linux Headed? A panel of key Linux supporters discuss the challenges facing developers as the Linux ecosystem evolves. |
InternetNews
January 28, 2005
Michael Singer |
Sun Solaris Patent Release Questioned The Public Patent Foundation (PUBPAT) is criticizing Sun and its CEO Scott McNealy for potentially misleading developers into thinking Sun's latest open source contribution is free of any legal land mines. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Linux: It's Growing More Popular, But Can It Do Windows? Can Linux gain market share on the desktop? |
InternetNews
April 25, 2011 |
Will Open Invention Network Growth Stop Patent Feuds? Open Invention Network gained 70 members in the last quarter in a bid to help mitigate open source patent risk, but it's not a silver bullet, or is it? |
InternetNews
March 31, 2004
Sean Michael Kerner |
Open Source Old Timers Take Linux Measure Early players in the development of Linux found themselves taking stock of the open source movement during a Red Hat event -- and how far it has to go. |
InternetNews
July 20, 2009 |
Microsoft Shares Virtualization Code With Linux Microsoft's march toward Linux interoperability is taking a leap forward this morning with the release of 20,000 lines of code under the GPLv2 open source license. |
Knowledge@Wharton
August 13, 2003 |
Open Source: Closing, Closing... It might look like the battle of David and Goliath, but in the case of the SCO Group vs. IBM, not too many people are rooting for David. |
InternetNews
August 10, 2005
Jim Wagner |
OSDL Creates Patent Commons Project The open source organization wants to create a single point of reference for software patents. |
InternetNews
December 10, 2008
Sean Michael Kerner |
Will Linux Defenders Save Linux from Microsoft? New legal initiative is designed to ensure quality patents and get rid of bad ones. |
InternetNews
March 16, 2004
Michael Singer |
Vendors Debunk Open Code Mystique Novell, IBM, HP and others say they wouldn't be spending millions of dollars on open source projects if the Kool-Aid were not only sweet but also profitable. |
The Motley Fool
November 6, 2006
Tom Taulli |
Microsoft Opens Up to Open Source With its Novell deal, things are looking better for Mr. Softy on the Linux front -- and potentially worse for Red Hat. Investors, take note. |
InternetNews
April 8, 2009
Sean Michael Kerner |
Addressing the State of the Linux Union Linux stakeholders gather to celebrate the community's successes - and to sort out some fundamental disagreements. |
InternetNews
March 4, 2010 |
Microsoft Inks Linux Patent Deal With I-O Fresh off of its Linux licensing agreement with Amazon, Microsoft has dropped word that it's reach a similar patent accord with I-O Data Device, a Japanese hardware firm. |
InternetNews
August 7, 2007
Roy Mark |
IBM Gets Tighter With Green, Novell IBM talks big about Linux and gets even closer with Novell. |
CIO
July 1, 2003
John Parkinson |
The End of Idealism The grassroots development model has matured, but open source may now be facing its worst growing pains. |
InternetNews
December 21, 2006
Sean Michael Kerner |
Browsing, Open Source and Litigious Affairs Reviewing the highlights of open source trends from 2006 has to start with one day in November. |
InternetNews
October 6, 2009 |
Red Hat: We're 75% of the Paid Linux Market At Red Hat Analyst Day, executives outline the tech and business future of the Linux leader. |
InternetNews
March 20, 2009
Stuart J. Johnston |
TomTom Fights Microsoft Back But Not Over Linux In the wake of Microsoft's patent suit against the GPS device maker, TomTom chooses to fight -- but so far the wrangling has little to do with Linux and open source. |
The Motley Fool
January 11, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
IBM Opens Up Big Blue pays lip service to the open-source movement. |
InternetNews
August 22, 2005
Sean Michael Kerner |
Trademarking Linux: Some Pay License Fee, Some Don't Should companies be paying a license fee for the use of the Linux trademark? |
InternetNews
February 11, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Sun's Open Source Choice 'Disappointing' Sun open source patent pledge seen as doing little for open source developers, experts say. |
InternetNews
November 3, 2006
Sean Michael Kerner |
Microsoft-Novell: Bad Omen For Open Source Linux Microsoft's Linux Strategy? Divide and conquer. |
InternetNews
October 11, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
Should Open Source Fear Microsoft Patents? Is there any substance to Steve Ballmer's latest claims about open source and Microsoft's patents? |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Why High-Tech Firms Can't Afford to Ignore Patents When it comes to patents, high technology firms are, out of necessity, interdependent... |
InternetNews
March 28, 2011 |
What is the Value of Red Hat's Patents? Linux leader Red Hat has now been recognized for the strength of its patents, what is it doing with all that intellectual property? |
CIO
January 1, 2003
Christopher Koch |
Patently Stupid? It's not clear at the start of 2003 whether the software patent frenzy will cause innovation to flower or be trampled. |
InternetNews
August 3, 2004
Michael Singer |
Penguin Leaders Scale Up, Spread Out The current challenge for Linux vendors like Red Hat, IBM, HP, and Novell is taking a larger slice of pie away from proprietary Unix and Windows systems, as well as. |
InternetNews
October 21, 2004
Sean Michael Kerner |
EU Patent Fight Comes to the Fore An effort to stop software patents in the European Union got a boost this week with the launch of NoSoftwarePatents.com. Red Hat and MySQL AB are among the high-profile open source companies backing the effort. |
InternetNews
August 4, 2004
Michael Singer |
HP Matures Its Linux Strategy Stepping out of IBM's penguin-sized shadow, HP reveals a slew of its own Linux products, including its first ever Linux notebook... HP supports others' Linux software developments. |
