Patent threat to open source is limited

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

EU Software Patent Legislation: a real
threat for Linux and Open Source 05/13/2004 10:55 AM
Mandrakesoft would like to alert all users and the software community at large about a recent clandestine attack by proprietary interests through covert adoption of EU Software Patent Legislation.

Firetrust Limited Launches Open Source
Antispam Project

Firetrust Limited Launches Open Source
Antispam Project 02/01/2005 09:16 PM
The field-proven, cost-effective MailWasher Server email management and security solution is now available as an open source project platform [PRWEB Feb 1, 2005]

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]

The Open Source Threat

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

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.

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?

Open Source a National Security Threat

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

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 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.

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.

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

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 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.

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.

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.

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?

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...

Open-source activist Bruce Perens joins
open-source defense group

Open-source activist Bruce Perens joins
open-source defense group 05/07/2004 04:33 PM
A key leader in the open-source software movement has been appointed to the board of Open Source Risk Management, which is defending the legal standing of open-source software.

Do You Suffer from Open Source Phobia? -
six reasons you might relent and be
ready for an extreme makeover - OPEN
SOURCE - Magazine - Darwin Magazine

Do You Suffer from Open Source Phobia? -
six reasons you might relent and be
ready for an extreme makeover - OPEN
SOURCE - Magazine - Darwin Magazine 03/08/2004 11:20 PM
http://www.darwinmag.com/read/030104/open.html ASK A GROUP OF corporate IT leaders whether they'd rather stick their arms into a box of tarantulas or allow open source software (OSS) on their networks, and odds are most would start rolling up their sleeves. Not to do any downloading, either.

Slashdot on Open Source Ideas and Open
Source Life

Slashdot on Open Source Ideas and Open
Source Life 06/23/2004 08:27 PM
As Canada protects the patents on genes, Download Aborted wonders whether the genetic code should be considered Open Source. It's slashdotted here. And as atonement for saying something positive about the people at Microsoft — man, you folks are rough! — here's some slashdottism about the anti-Open Source think tanks that Microsoft is funding. (But I still like the Microsofties I've met. So there.)...

iTunes Under Net Patent Threat

iTunes Under Net Patent Threat 01/22/2004 02:09 AM
E-Data, a company that claims a patent covering music downloads, has secured a global agreement with digital music providers -- and may already have moved to enforce its patent against Apple. (Macworld UK via MyAppleMenu)

Open source process for open source
development

Open source process for open source
development 04/05/2005 11:50 AM

Sun has given every possible indication that Open Solaris will be run as a true open source project. The latest indication is the make-up of the board of directors: Casper Dik, Roy Fielding, Al Hopper, Simon Phipps, and Rich Teer. (via Simon Phipps - congrats Simon!)

Open source opportunity, open source
risk

Open source opportunity, open source
risk 09/22/2004 10:44 AM
I've been traveling more than usual lately, and while on the road I've been working my way through the ITConversations audio archive. It's full of gems, and one of them is Doug Kaye's interview with Philip Greenspun. While discussing the ArsDigita flameout, Greenspun offers insightful perspectives on the opportunity, and the risk, of open source as a business model. ...

Wi-Fi world under threat from Symbol
patent

Wi-Fi world under threat from Symbol
patent 09/23/2004 09:26 AM
Wireless vendor Symbol Technologies Inc. has told us it will be seeking a big license fee from all Wi-Fi equipment vendors for an infringed patent. And according to one manufacturer, Proxim Corp., it stands a good chance of getting it.

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?

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.

From open source to open services to
open information

From open source to open services to
open information 03/29/2005 12:00 PM
My March 21 entry about upcoming.org turned out to be an odd juxtaposition because, on the same day, a new events database called EVDB was announced and shown at PC Forum. It's due out shortly in public beta but I haven't seen it, so for now I only know what you can also learn from reading, among others: Dan Farber, Ross Mayfield, Om Malik, David Weinberger, and Paul Kedrosky (whose recent archive is missing this morning, yikes). The consensus seems to be that EVDB will be a Web-2.0-style, Wiki-style, RSS-friendly, Flickr-and-del.icio.us-like thingy. Sounds promising! I'll certainly check it out when it's public. ...

Microsoft Depends On Shared Source, Dips
Toe In Open-Source Waters (TechWeb)

Microsoft Depends On Shared Source, Dips
Toe In Open-Source Waters (TechWeb) 04/08/2005 04:56 AM
TechWeb - The software vendor will add to the 20 products it now offers for source-code inspection under its Shared Source Initiative.

Microsoft releases source code to open
source community

Microsoft releases source code to open
source community 05/05/2004 04:06 AM
About a month ago, Microsoft posted some of its source code to SourceForge. SourceForge is a, if not the, major distribution point for open source software. Microsoft's code was put there under the terms of the Common Public License, which allows modification, addition, redistribution - in short, it allows most of the rights and privileges that we associate with open source software.

Open source process for closed source
development

Open source process for closed source
development 04/05/2005 11:50 AM

IBM Adopts Open Development Internally: "Following on the success of its Eclipse open-source development platform, IBM has quietly been using a form of open-source development internally to create technology the company will sell commercially.

IBM calls its model Community Source, which it defines as a collaborative, internal, open-source-style environment for developing and testing new technology.

Danny Sabbah, vice president of strategy and technology for the IBM Software Group, in Armonk, N.Y., said IBM is using its Community Source model across 100 projects and 2,000 developers in the company. These projects span the IBM Software Group, Systems Group, Research and Global Services, he said."

Very interesting. I'd like to learn more about that. What parts of the so called open source development process have they built into the Community Source model? I've found that most developers have different definitions of the open source development process (via Ross Gardler).

Advice to Microsoft: Open Source the
Leaked Source

Advice to Microsoft: Open Source the
Leaked Source 02/13/2004 02:37 PM
What should Microsoft do, now that a chunk of its NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 source code have leaked onto the Web? Our guest columnist says Microsoft should make lemonade out of lemons and just open source the whole enchilada.

Pingtel Breaks Open VoIP Monopolies With
New Open Source Business Model.

Pingtel Breaks Open VoIP Monopolies With
New Open Source Business Model. 02/18/2004 10:41 PM
Pi ngtel Breaks Open VoIP Monopolies With New Open Source Business Model. Interesting.

Open Standards - Open Source. The
Business, Legal & Technical Challenges
Ahead.

Open Standards - Open Source. The
Business, Legal & Technical Challenges
Ahead. 10/28/2003 11:06 PM
The meeting comprised four panels: Business, Technical, Legal, and Social and Ethical, each of which featured an introduction of the issues and follow-up with an interactive discussion between the speakers and the audience. The aim was to capture and publish the issues discussed in order to raise the industry awareness of the benefits of Open Source.

Open-Xchange Server 5 Blends
Proprietary, Open-Source Perks

Open-Xchange Server 5 Blends
Proprietary, Open-Source Perks 04/12/2005 08:07 PM
Accessible through common Web browsers, the collaboration platform lets users share e-mail, calendar, tasks, threaded discussions and documents originating from both proprietary and open-source systems.

Open source hackers release open fixes
for MSFT vulnerabilityware

Open source hackers release open fixes
for MSFT vulnerabilityware 12/19/2003 11:45 AM
MSFT's apparent incapacity for patching MSIE vulnerabilities hasn't deterred open-source hackers, who have released a free software patch for a well-known Explorer vulnerability.

Update: Andrew sez, "...it contains buffer overflow exploits that are wide open for hax0r5 to take advantage of. In addition, it redirects weird URL requests to -it's own website-."

Update: Yoz points out that the patch has been patched. Link (via /.)
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