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
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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
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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
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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
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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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