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- Experts say Microsoft's patent quest won't go far
- what Microsoft wantsQuoth the article:"[i]Microsoft said it released the tally--though not the 235 specific patents--in an effort to bring open-source companies to the table to hammer out intellectual property licensing deals similar to the one struck by Linux seller Novell in 2006. But industry experts said the declaration's implicit demand--that...
- Discussion threads 2007-05-16
- Microsoft's file system patent upheld
- arghSo much for interoperability. Don't get caught using FAT filesystems without a Microsoft license, or you could be in a lot of trouble.Asinine.Patent LicensingWell they do hold the patent, so that is their right to demand payment for the use.No . . .It's their legal privilege. There's a...
- Discussion threads 2006-01-12
- Eolas, Microsoft make their case--again
- not just an anti-MS bigotFor anyone who has been reading my discussion material on this site thinks I'm just an anti-Microsoft bigot: you might be surprised with my take on this.I actually hope Microsoft wins this one outright.Of course, my wish to see Microsoft win in this case is not...
- Discussion threads 2004-12-09
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- Software patents illegal...
- Software patents illegal...interesting article..http://news.zdnet.co.uk/business/legal/0,39020651,39270929,00.htmand I just had to send the European Government this:I wish to inform you that I actually agree with your decision, that software patents are not to be issued or respected.A patent on software is identicle to a Patent on a cook book.Both are a collection of...
- Discussion threads 2006-05-25
- Top Linux programmers pan GPLv3
- Will the opposition to GPLv3 harm open source?A number of high-ranking Linux kernel programmers have come out against the proposed version 3 update to the General Public License (GPLv3), which governs many open-source projects. The survey results indicate that the anti-GPLv3 opinions of Linux leader Linus Torvalds are not an...
- Discussion threads 2006-09-26
- Sun likes what it sees in the new GPL
- Is GPLv3 good for open-source Java and Solaris?Sun Microsystems is starting to like the idea of using the upcoming General Public License GPL version 3 as the governing license in building open-source projects out of Java and Solaris. CEO Jonathan Schwartz says patent protections are just part of why GPLv3...
- Discussion threads 2007-02-09
- The Novell-Microsoft deal. Who's the big winner? [i]RED HAT!!![/i] :^0
- .[i]"...deployments of Red Hat Linux have grown twice as fast as those for Novell SUSE Linux since Novell signed its controversial patent and interoperability agreement with Microsoft in November 2006..."[/i] (1)[i]"...The number of those new users with Red Hat Linux nearly tripled over that period, while the number of Novell...
- Discussion threads 2007-07-23
- What it truly means
- Since Linux is becoming more popular, it means that a bunch of people want to be the next Bill Gates. Sell the product, sell the add-support services, sell the training to get people qualified to service the product.Microsoft didn't invent this technique. Henry Ford built an empire with it.Linux license...
- Discussion threads 2005-02-14
- Gun Talk
- Scummy is looking, and I figured it would be better to discuss here instead of at the end of an existing 300+ discussion. :DStarted here:http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=102&threadID=311557&messageID=3105087No fairYou already know the front from the back of the thing.Do you meanThe butt end?What I have foundGlock is great for carry, because it...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-29
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