New patent database exposes inventors' old ideas
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| The Federal government and patent agency IP Australia have launched a new
| open, online database featuring almost 20 years’ worth of the country’s
| patent application records, in a bid to make it easier for inventors to check
| if someone else has already had their light bulb moment.
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http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/New-patent-database-exposes-inventors-old-ideas/0,130061733,339288575,00.htm
Also from Australia:
Open Source is the 'software establishment', report says
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| “FOSS is inherently compatible with a free market, and hence with business,”
| he said.
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| “There is no closed-off 'command economy' that is characterised by
| proprietary software companies. “
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| “The software and its development are totally open to the world.”
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http://www.itnews.com.au/News/75163,open-source-is-the-software-establishment-report-says.aspx
Days ago:
Is Open Source adoption set to mushroom in Australia?
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| Optimism and take-up is growing around the platform-independent code with the
| industry taking more notice of this fast growing area
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http://www.crn.com.au/Feature/4427,is-open-source-adoption-set-to-mushroom-in-australia.aspx
Recent:
Australian open source industry worth $500 million
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| "The industry as a whole is earning $500 million," said Jeff Waugh,
| co-founder of Waugh Partners, which conducted the survey online late last
| year. "Directly open source related earnings are about $300 million, but the
| reason why we're distinguishing between these numbers is the industry is not
| just companies that build open source software. They also use open source
| products to support other parts of their business as well."
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| Waugh said the figure was calculated by taking the midpoint earnings figures
| specified by companies who took part, and extrapolating over the broader ICT
| industry using existing data such as surveys by the Australian Bureau of
| Statistics and Australian Computer Society. Waugh Partners estimates the
| respondents represent about a quarter of the overall industry.
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http://www.apcmag.com/australian_open_source_industry_worth_500_million.htm
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