Cisco announced a Linux-based WiFi router touted as the first 802.11n dual-band clustering access point for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The Cisco AP 541N Wireless Access Point includes 802.11n, gigabit Ethernet, "robust" security, voice roaming, and clustering technology, enabling a single point of administration for multiple access points.
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Cisco becomes a major Linux server vendor overnight
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In the battle for supremacy among the software industry's Big Four, Cisco may be placing the biggest bets and angling for the biggest returns.
Read more »Cisco Systems: Falling for Red Hat?
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At a time when Cisco Systems has aggressively reduced its face-to-face event spending and travel budget, the networking giant has signed on to become a visionary sponsor for the Red Hat Summit
Read more »What the Corrosive Relationship Between Microsoft and Cisco Means to GNU/Linux
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Microsoft-Cisco tensions could lead Cisco further away from Windows
Read more »FSF and Cisco Settle - For Real, This Time
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The Free Software Foundation and Cisco have now settled the litigation over the GPL and Cisco's subsidiary, Linksys.
Read more »Report: Cisco and FSF settle
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According to the New Media & Technology Law Blog, the FSF legal action against Cisco, filed in December 2008 has been settled.
Read more »Is Open Source Ready To Get The Message?
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Exchange may be the last true gem in Microsoft's proprietary software crown. Is that finally about to change for good?
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[FSF] Free Software Supporter -- Issue 11, December/January 2009
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* LibrePlanet Conference 2009!
* FSF files suit against Cisco for GPL violations
* BadVista: We hardly knew ye
* GCC libraries get updated license exception
* An open response to Chris Frey regarding GFDL 1.3
* Updating the Free Software Definition
* More background about the Cisco case
* The bootable membership cards are (finally) here!
* 3D graphics are 100% free software
Cisco Lawsuit: A Test for the GPL?
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Legal experts chime in about what's really behind the Free Software Foundation's legal action against Cisco, and what it means for the industry.
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Whither open source in the land of leeches?
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IBM's Savio Rodrigues sees a lot of benefits from proprietary technology companies like Cisco "leeching" off open-source communities to boost profits and drive top-line revenue growth. I'm inclined to agree, at least with his assessment of IBM's involvement in open source.
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The Free Software Foundation shows us how to handle copyright infringement
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The Free Software Foundation (FSF) alleges that Cisco, famous for making equipment used to route data around the Internet, has infringed on the FSF’s copyright in numerous programs used in their Internet routing equipment marketed under the Linksys brand [...] It’s important to note some differences between how the FSF handles copyright infringement and what the FSF does in their everyday work
Read more »More background about the Cisco case
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"This morning the FSF filed a lawsuit against Cisco, alleging that the company has infringed our copyrights by distributing programs under the GNU GPL and LGPL without respecting the licenses' terms. You've probably seen the press release; if you're especially curious, you might also want to read the complaint.
Read more »Free Software Foundation Files Suit Against Cisco For GPL Violations
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The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced that it has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Cisco. The FSF's complaint alleges that in the course of distributing various products under the Linksys brand Cisco has violated the licenses of many programs on which the FSF holds copyright, including GCC, binutils, and the GNU C Library.
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Cisco Offers $100,000 Bounty to Linux Application Developers
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Cisco is offering $100,000 in prize money to Linux application developers that help the networking giant defeat Microsoft in the unified communications market.
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