20 patents awarded to Utah inventors
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,695196302,00.html
Yes, Novell is there.
IDC: Patents Inhibit Open Source Adoption
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| "The potential for copyright and patent infringement is the No. 1 inhibitor
| right now for organizations in adopting more open source software in their
| organization," Lawton said in the afternoon conference call. "Close behind
| that is the availability of support."
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| The study found that end users are interested in evaluating open source in
| part due to the perception that it's cheaper in terms of initial cost and
| total cost of ownership. End users are also actively looking for open source
| alternatives to proprietary options, which Lawton said illustrates an active
| interest in open source software.
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