Whilst new scandals seem to emerge, an older one gets the attention of regulators.

Microsoft seeks to made money by selling licences to open one's documents

Various fronts, some of which associated/funded by Microsoft, are pushing for software patents in Europe using at least two back doors (harmonisation; Community Patent).

There's something strange going on. As Bill Gates steps down from active involvement in the day-to-day running of Microsoft, there's a natural tendency to speak about the “end of an era”. That's certainly true enough, but people are going beyond this factual statement to indulge in some serious revisionism.

Microsoft is apparently serious about its efforts to adhere to the letter of the Open Source Definition and is now set to relaunch its Sandcastle effort as a result.

Linspire infighting and arguments over secrecy; lessons to be learned.

New examples of possible "open source" abuse (for marketing purposes)

A repost of Stallman's non-copyrighted excellent piece.