Yesterday we wrote about Microsoft’s attempt to ‘consume’ ODF. Joining the skepticism now is the man behind the open source definition and a vocal critic of Novell’s deal with Microsoft. Bruce Perens does not trust Microsoft, either. He explains why.
Read more »Then, They Fight You… by Buying Some New Laws
A roundup of RAND abuses, software patent lawsuits and lobbying for lock-in in Europe.
Read more »Software Patents in Europe and Microsoft’s Huge Lobbying Budget as of Late
Microsoft's lobbying levels seems to be rising as attempts to contaminate the EU with mathenmatical patents trigger some alarms
Read more »Microsoft Strategies: Using NGOs to Push Agendas
The extent to which Microsoft can go in its efforts to get OOXML is interesting. Microsoft has "persuaded" several non-profit organizations to bombard the Indian IT Secretary and the Additional Director General of the Bureau of Indian Standards with letters supporting its OOXML proposal.
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Fight Microsoft's lobbying of the world's governments: call to free and open source millionaires
The free and open source software community has witnessed, over and over again, how far a visit to the right government officials can go. Bill Gates seems to know the game, and what cards he should play in every occasion to “make things happen”.
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