Caution is needed when it comes to Microsoft-affiliated Web sites which present themselves as "Open Source"
Read more »NetworkWorld’s (and IDG’s Other Sites) “Open Source” Blogs Are Not in Favour of Open Source
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Patent Troll Larry Horn and Steve Jobs Prepare to Attack Google’s VP8, According to FUD Sites
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Less than a week after Google's VP8 liberation announcement, foes of freedom use sites that are foes of freedom to spread fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) about VP8
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Stephen Walli is Back at Software Patents Aggressor Microsoft
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Microsoft's "Open Source" mole is going back to Microsoft to become the CTO of CodePlex; Microsoft MVP Jason Hiner carries on with Microsoft boosting (without disclosure)
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The Microsoft/Novell Mono Lobby
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Why there is increased pressure for GNOME and for other projects to love the patents-encumbered monkey (Mono); Black Duck uses IDG for more FUD
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Microsoft-Dominated Yahoo! Deletes the Linux/Open Source Section
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GNU/Linux Web sites are being starved a bit now that Yahoo! removes a section which represents its roots; Hotmail demotes PDF and KIN is a disaster that cannot compete against Linux
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Google's "Royalty-Free" WebM video may not be royalty-free for long
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The announcement of Google's new WebM video format and release of the VP8 video codec as an open standard have been hailed by some as the move that will free the Web from the proprietary H.264 codec widely used for online video today and favored by Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT).
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Stephen Walli becomes Codeplex Foundation Technical Director
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The Microsoft founded Codeplex Foundation, which describes its mission as "enabling the exchange of code and understanding among software companies and open source communities", has appointed Stephen Walli as its Technical Director
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Is Novell Spamming Google News With Anti-Red Hat Whitepapers and TechRepublic’s Help?
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After many months, TechRepublic is still pushing Novell's propaganda on a regular basis, which leads to the suspicion that they also game Google like Sys-Con does
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Microsoft: Embracing and Extending Python, Excluding the GPL
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The latest Microsoft moves which are intended to redefine "Open Source" and turn it into free labour for Microsoft's benefit
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Microsoft-oriented Fund Grabs Ruby Applications Through Heroku
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Microsoft's extension Ignition Partners is putting money and board members inside yet another company that spreads Free software
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Protecode is FUD and It’s Proprietary
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A company on the block warns about "Linux licences" being all scary and dangerous (and Protecode offers the "medicine" to them)
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Bad Apple, Part II: Apple Carries on Armament With Software Patents, Harms Firefox
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As Apple's fight against Linux continues, new lawsuits against Apple arrive, new patents are granted, and Theora is affected too (Mozilla employees who uses Macs ought to rethink their choice of relationships)
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Bad Apple, Part I: Is Apple Trademark-Bullying Linux Competition, Again?
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WePad mysteriously renamed "WeTab"; and reasonable speculation grows that Apple had something to do with it
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The ultimate iPad - for $200,000
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A gold-coated exterior, with a diamond encrusted Apple logo, conceals the world of DRM and proprietary garbage that lurks within. You can't judge an iPad by its cover!
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Novell’s Marketing Team is Promoting Vista 7 (Again) and Speaks About Viral Marketing
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Novell markets Microsoft software along with its own and Novell's CMO talks about experimentation with viral marketing
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