Red Hat's latest headache and some other news about Microsoft's aggressive crusade against Linux
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Red Hat's JBoss Software Draws Patent Suit
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A small software company on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against open source distributor Red Hat and several vendors that sell Red Hat products, claiming that Red Hat's JBoss middleware violates one of its patents.
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Patents Roundup: Reform, Case Against Linux, Microsoft Patent Trolls and More
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Reform is ahead, Microsoft plays mental games against Linux, Microsoft-affiliated patent harvesters revisited and studied
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Intellectual Novell Property in GNU/Linux
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Novell trademarks, copyrights, patents, and C# bindings in KDE's Phonon
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The Linux Foundations opinion on Microsoft versus TomTom
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Linux Foundation Executive Director Jim Zemlin said in his blog yesterday (26th February) that the Microsoft patent infringement suite against TomTom, at least at present, does not appear to be a covert attack on Linux.
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Google asks to join EU case against Microsoft
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Google wants to join Mozilla in the European Commission case against Microsoft regarding its bundling of Internet Explorer with the Windows operating system.
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Standards: Have Any Suggestions for the Next Version of ODF?
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...now comes news that there is a chance to have input into the next major version of ODF, for now being called 'ODF-Next'. There is a call for proposals that went out Friday from the ODF technical committee, and here's where you go to read all about it and to leave your comments.
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Novell Pollutes GNU/Linux, Microsoft Almost Pollutes ODF
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Novell spreads .NET and Microsoft wants to bring proprietary extensions to ODF
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Microsoft suing TomTom, not Linux, not open source
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One might have thought Microsoft was back rattling the patented software sabres against Linux and open source this week, reading some of the recent reports regarding Redmond’s patent infringement suit against automotive navigation and GPS player TomTom. However, upon further review, it seems that Microsoft is making a point to say that these suits are not aimed at the Linux OS or open source.
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Microsoft Uses Pressure Groups to Push Software Patents Into Europe
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A detailed overview of Microsoft's latest activities in Europe, using lobbies
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SFLC: Step Back and Re-think How Friendly Microsoft is to Free/Open Source Software
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Microsoft-TomTom suit is seen as a threat to Free Software
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Despite Microsoft assurances that a patent lawsuit against GPS navigation company TomTom is not targeting the overall Linux community, open-source leaders said on Thursday that the legal action is antagonistic toward the movement.
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Confirmed: Microsoft OOXML a Security Hazard
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IP for sale: Is open source buying?
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The Chicago Tribune suggests that increasing volumes of intellectual property are now being sold at to shore up balance sheets. So who in the open-source world is buying?
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ACTA: An Attack on Common Sense?
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Any reasonable person picked up from the 70s and dropped in the 00s would be stunned by how completely copyright ideology has infected the legislative process.
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