EU Software Patent Legislation: a real threat for Linux and Open Source

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Patent threat to open source is limited

Patent threat to open source is limited 09/08/2004 07:01 AM
Personal Computer World Sep 8 2004 11:37AM GMT

Newly Launched Patent Database Opens
Free Search Access to IBM's Open Source
Software Patent Collection

Newly Launched Patent Database Opens
Free Search Access to IBM's Open Source
Software Patent Collection 02/01/2005 09:16 PM
PatentCafe's Natural Language Based OSS Patent Search Engine™ Accelerates Software Developers' Use of IBM's 500 Pledged Patents. Freely accessible by the entire OSS community, PatentCafe's Open Source Software Patent Search Engine adds significant value to IBM's contribution by accelerating the integration of IBM's patented technology into the marketplace, helping to foster worldwide interoperability standards. [PRWEB Feb 1, 2005]

Open-Source Insurance Provider Finds
Patent Risks in Linux

Open-Source Insurance Provider Finds
Patent Risks in Linux 08/02/2004 01:14 AM
Open Source Risk Management, who offers litigation insurance policies, has found nearly 300 patents that could theoretically be used against Linux. How risky are these patents? How much should you be concerned?

Open-Source Insurance Provider Finds
Patent Risks in Linux (Ziff Davis)

Open-Source Insurance Provider Finds
Patent Risks in Linux (Ziff Davis) 08/02/2004 12:55 AM
Ziff Davis - Open Source Risk Management, who offers litigation insurance policies, has found nearly 300 patents that could theoretically be used against Linux. How risky are these patents? How much should you be concerned?

Asian Gov'ts Drive Open-Source Linux
Software Sales

Asian Gov'ts Drive Open-Source Linux
Software Sales 06/09/2004 04:12 AM
Boston Globe Jun 9 2004 8:30AM GMT

Asian Gov'ts Drive Open-Source Linux
Software Sales (Reuters)

Asian Gov'ts Drive Open-Source Linux
Software Sales (Reuters) 06/08/2004 10:01 PM
Reuters - Asian governments are adopting the freely available Linux operating system in a bid to cut costs and address security concerns, helping the region drive global growth in demand for the software, vendors and analysts said.

Software Engineer - Open Source
Technologies (Perl/MySQL/Linux/XML/Web
Services)

Software Engineer - Open Source
Technologies (Perl/MySQL/Linux/XML/Web
Services) 03/06/2004 01:57 AM
O'Reilly & Associates - United States, CA, Sebastopol (2004-03-05)

NOSI, the Nonprofit Open Source
Initiative, announces the release of its
new guide "Choosing and Using Open
Source Software: A Primer for
Nonprofits."

NOSI, the Nonprofit Open Source
Initiative, announces the release of its
new guide "Choosing and Using Open
Source Software: A Primer for
Nonprofits." 02/17/2004 11:57 PM
As per a recent post, I love to see (and hope to one day do it myself) Open Source Software in Non-Profits. Seems http://www.nosi.net found my post: http://thelostolive.net/tlo/comments.php?id=1786_0_1_0_C And commented the release of its new guide "Choosing and Using Open Source Software: A Primer for Nonprofits." And now in their own words: ___snip____ -- From: Katrin Verclas Email: steering (a) nosi.net Hi, Kevin - NOSI actually just released a new...

Lawyers Weigh In on Linux Patent Threat

Lawyers Weigh In on Linux Patent Threat 08/11/2004 03:38 PM
With 283 software patents issued but not yet court-validated that could potentially be used in patent claims against Linux, should vendors or users be concerned about the risk?

Why open distribution is the real
promise of open source

Why open distribution is the real
promise of open source 06/16/2004 11:32 AM
The White Rabbit has beckoned us down the wrong rabbit hole. Much has been made about the open source revolution, and with good reason. The open source development model produces superior software. But, in my estimation, the real promise of open source lies not in open source, but rather in open distribution. Here's why ...

The Open Source Threat

The Open Source Threat 09/07/2004 10:19 AM

Linux Patent-Infringement Threat
Surfaces (NewsFactor)

Linux Patent-Infringement Threat
Surfaces (NewsFactor) 08/02/2004 03:17 PM
NewsFactor - The Linux operating system is potentially in infringement of 283 patents, including 27 held by Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), according to a study commissioned by Open Source Risk Management. Although the patents have been issued, none of them have been validated by court judgments, the study says.

Patents and the threat to open source

Patents and the threat to open source 07/02/2004 11:26 AM
Submarine attack on Linux, Apache, Tomcat et al?

The Open Source Threat
(washingtonpost.com)

The Open Source Threat
(washingtonpost.com) 09/07/2004 10:46 AM
washingtonpost.com - Open-source software, namely Linux, is nipping more sharply at the heels of Microsoft, leading the software giant to defend itself more fiercely than ever against the insurgent rise of freely distributed, collaboratively coded programs.

Open source is a threat, admits
Microsoft

Open source is a threat, admits
Microsoft 09/09/2004 06:59 AM
Computer Weekly Sep 9 2004 11:12AM GMT

Open Source a National Security Threat

Open Source a National Security Threat 07/27/2004 11:22 AM

Open-source spat triggers legal threat

Open-source spat triggers legal threat 09/17/2004 06:17 PM
Company says it paid for the code that was contributed, against contract, to free Mambo publishing software.

Getting a real-time look at open source

Getting a real-time look at open source 01/22/2004 02:11 AM

Recently I've been working on a project that might be of interest to other Advogato users: CIA, a system for tracking commit messages (and eventually other things) from any open source project. When new code is committed, the news instantly shows up on a web site, an RSS feed, and an IRC channel.

Unlike other similar projects that focus on bringing one project's commits to only its developers, CIA lets anyone see what development is happening right now, regardless of where or what for.

Microsoft Sees Open-Source Threat
Looming Ever Larger

Microsoft Sees Open-Source Threat
Looming Ever Larger 09/05/2004 12:50 PM
The software maker is facing growing pressure from open-source software across every segment of its business—a competitive threat that could have significant consequences for its financial future going forward, Microsoft said in its latest 10-K filing to the SEC.

REAL Software Introduces Resources to
Help Visual Basic Developers Convert
Their Software to Linux and Mac OS X

REAL Software Introduces Resources to
Help Visual Basic Developers Convert
Their Software to Linux and Mac OS X 07/21/2004 10:53 AM
REAL Software, Inc., announced today the availability of resources that help Visual Basic developers migrate their applications to Linux and Macintosh. The resources include a new white paper, "Porting Visual Basic Applications Cross-Platform to Linux and Mac OS X, A Guide for Visual Basic Developers" and a conversion utility, called VB Project Converter, that performs the mechanics of moving Visual Basic projects to REALbasic.

HP feared MS open source patent
offensive

HP feared MS open source patent
offensive 07/20/2004 09:44 AM
Are we covered?

HP Memo Predicts MS Patent Attacks on
Open Source

HP Memo Predicts MS Patent Attacks on
Open Source 07/19/2004 08:20 PM

Open source backer warns of patent
roadblocks

Open source backer warns of patent
roadblocks 02/01/2005 09:41 PM
BURLINGAME, CALIFORNIA - Despite recent efforts by IBM and Sun Microsystems to make thousands of software patents available to open source developers, patents remain a major source of concern, according to a panel of open source luminaries who discussed the issue at the OSDL Enterprise Linux Summit in Burlingame, California.

OASIS Patent Policy Threatens Open
Source

OASIS Patent Policy Threatens Open
Source 03/14/2005 05:05 PM
Quite a few folks, myself included, have signed a letter opposing a patent policy being adopted by OASIS, a major industry consortium that produces e-business and Web services standards, that threatens to undermine the development and licensing model for open source software. Discussions are ensuing with the hope of...

Open Source Finally Hits Real Silicon

Open Source Finally Hits Real Silicon 12/08/2003 07:14 PM

Microsoft Sees Open-Source Threat
Looming Ever Larger (Ziff Davis)

Microsoft Sees Open-Source Threat
Looming Ever Larger (Ziff Davis) 09/05/2004 01:00 PM
Ziff Davis - The software maker is facing growing pressure from open-source software across every segment of its business—a competitive threat that could have significant consequences for its financial future going forward, Microsoft said in its latest 10-K filing to the SEC.

Linux Sees Open Field for Open Source
(washingtonpost.com)

Linux Sees Open Field for Open Source
(washingtonpost.com) 08/03/2004 10:28 AM
washingtonpost.com - Plenty of tech experts have spent years trying to convince the general public that the Linux operating system is becoming more of a threat to Microsoft's Windows. With the LinuxWorld conference underway this week in San Francisco, there is finally a sure-fire sign that this may be the case: Microsoft won't be there.

HP memo: Microsoft planned open-source
patent fight

HP memo: Microsoft planned open-source
patent fight 07/20/2004 04:24 PM
CNET Jul 20 2004 8:01PM GMT

Microsoft's Patent Plans Worry
Open-Source Supporters

Microsoft's Patent Plans Worry
Open-Source Supporters 06/05/2004 01:10 AM
Microsoft's new policy for licensing its patents has supporters of open-source software worried that the company will use a broken government system for protecting intellectual property to beat back gains Linux and other competing software have made in the marketplace. The Redmond, Wash., software maker, which holds about 4,500 patents covering a broad spectrum of technology affecting desktops, servers, and more, said in December that it would begin licensing patents to meet requests from customers, partners, and regulators.

Microsoft's Patent Plans Worry
Open-Source Supporters (TechWeb)

Microsoft's Patent Plans Worry
Open-Source Supporters (TechWeb) 06/05/2004 04:19 AM
TechWeb - Open source advocates fear that Microsoft will use patents to stifle competition.

REAL Software rolls out OS X, Linux
resources

REAL Software rolls out OS X, Linux
resources 07/21/2004 11:18 AM
REAL Software has made resources available to help Visual Basic developers migrate their applications to Mac OS X and Linux platforms...

W3C Open Source Software

W3C Open Source Software 08/06/2004 06:17 AM
W3C Open Source Software
http://www.w3.org/Status.html

The natural complement to W3C specifications is running code. Implementation and testing is an essential part of specification development and releasing the code promotes exchange of ideas in the developer community. All W3C software is Open Source / Free Software, and GPL compatible. See the lice nse for details (and the following if you intend to contribute). Note that as this license is GPL compatible, it is possible to redistribute software based on W3C sources under a GPL license.

VideoLAN might disappear due to patent
legislation

VideoLAN might disappear due to patent
legislation 04/07/2005 07:11 AM

VideoLAN, or VLC, is a cross-platform media player and is my media player of choice. It plays everything and I just love it. It would be hard to live without it.

VideoLAN page

The end draws near...

VideoLAN is seriously threatened by software patents due to the numerous patented techniques it implements and uses. Also threatened are the many libraries and projects which VLC is built upon, like FFmpeg, and the other fellow Free And Open Source software multimedia players, which include MPlayer, xine, Freevo, MythTV, gstreamer.

Multimedia is a patent minefield. All important techniques and formats are covered by broad and trivial patents that are harming progress and alternative implementations, such as free software multimedia players.

The European commission has just passed its directive on software patents, violating democratic rules and procedures to the sole benefit of big non-European corporation and Ireland and to the detriment of small and medium sized businesses (which comprise 99% of the European software industry) and free software.

The European parliament will now be taking the last stand against software patents in a voting for which an absolute majority is needed. Such a majority is hard to come by in a parliament with a low attendance level.

But not all is lost yet as long as you decide it is time to make a difference and take action. This is our last opportunity to fend off software patents worldwide, there will be no second chance for the foreseeable future.

Signing petitions will not suffice. Contact your local EU representatives and educate them why software patents are a bad idea in the first place and why they must attend that parliament session to vote against them. Make it clear that they need to stop the machinations of the EU council and reaffirm the power of the EU parliament, the only democratically elected EU institution. For in-depth information and starting points to get active visit the software patent page of the FFII (Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure) and NoSoftwarePatents.com.

Wish us luck, we will need it.
VideoLAN - See the statistics

I've been speaking to a number of parliamentarians in Europe about the danger of software patents. This is a really important issue and here is a good example of a typical victim of software patents. I'm hoping that OSI will be able to help people avoid encumbered standards as part of the open standards initiative.

via ladi

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Open Source Spreads Beyond Software

Open Source Spreads Beyond Software 02/14/2004 09:27 AM

Usability of Open Source Software

Usability of Open Source Software 01/10/2003 12:53 PM

Open Source Software and Economics

Open Source Software and Economics 10/29/2003 09:19 PM

Listen to the web - via open-source
software

Listen to the web - via open-source
software 11/17/2003 05:44 AM
PublicTechnology.net Nov 17 2003 4:49AM ET

Getting Help the Free Software (and Open
Source) Way

Getting Help the Free Software (and Open
Source) Way 10/28/2003 11:06 PM
What happens when the effectiveness of your favorite search engine turns against you, when it becomes almost too effective to be useful, giving you so much information that you're not sure where to start?... Well, my overworked friend, you're in luck. Today, I'll be covering the holy grail of information gathering: asking people... In the process, I will also show you some of the better locations to begin your searches and give you a few pointers in getting the most out of your queries.

Explaining Open Source Software

Explaining Open Source Software 01/04/2004 02:20 PM
scubacuda writes "Mark Webbink, Red Hat's general counsel, has written an informative article explaining free and open source software. Geared towards ...
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