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LinuxCon: Keeping open source open
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| Keith Bergelt, CEO of the Open Invention Network (OIN),
| described the circumstances which led the company to
| recently purchase 22 Microsoft patents, as part of a talk
| at the first LinuxCon. While the circumstances surrounding
| that purchase were quite interestingâand indicative of
| Microsoft's patent strategyâhe also described the mission
| of OIN as a protector of Linux from patent trolls. Because
| patents are likely to be a threat to Linux for a long time
| to come, organizations like OIN are needed to allow Linux
| development to continue with as few patent impediments as
| possible.
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http://lwn.net/Articles/353823/
Improvement of libpcap for lossless packet capturing in Linux using PF_RING kernel patch
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| Packet capture is a mechanism that copies packets received
| from the network and pushes them into user space making the
| frame available to an application for further analysis.
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http://www.embedded.com/design/opensource/220301093
Recent:
LinuxCon: Shuttleworth Video Online
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| We posted the video of the LinuxCon Shuttleworth keynote online.
| I think it's important to note that live streaming and video
| archives was provided in partnership with the Linux Foundation.
| The Linux Foundation opted to make all the keynotes available for
| free in an effort to allow as many people as possible to
| participate in the first LinuxCon.
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http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/ROSE-Blog-Rikki-s-Open-Source-Exchange/LinuxCon-Shuttleworth-Video-Online
Patently Opaque
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| What was in this lot of 22 patents that would
| specifically worry the Linux community? The OIN
| supplied The H with a list of the patents:
|
| * Encoding a URL into the playback of a media file
| (5987509, 6499057, 5774666, 6963906)
| * Broadcasting video over distributed networks
| (6005600, 6792468, 7448062)
| * Launching a browser and sending it to a URL by
| clicking an icon (5737560, 5877767, 6072491,
| 7032185)
| * Launching applications through a movie (5745713)
| * Colour space conversions (5946113, 6147772)
| * Web page annotations (6081829, 6571295)
| * Web publishing hypertext (5890170)
| * Web publishing and editing with templates
| (6026433)
| * A Method for painting on a computer (5182548)
| * Virtual Address Translation (6205531)
| * Dynamically generating graphics for the web on the
| server (6098092)
| * Dynamic information clipping service (5649186)
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http://www.h-online.com/open/Patently-Opaque-What-were-those-22-open-source-patents--/features/114293
The real patent threat: Not Microsoft
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| Hence, while the open-source world is up in arms about Microsoft's TomTom
| patent suit, it should be far more worried about news that Intellectual
| Ventures has grabbed another 500 patents through a deal with Telcordia
| Technologies, as TechFlash reports. Intellectual Ventures, arguably the
| world's largest patent troll, is set up to do nothing more than license its
| intellectual property, which it has done to the tune of hundreds of millions
| of dollars.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10172590-16.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
Intellectual Ventures adds to patent pile with new deal
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| Intellectual Ventures is adding to its huge pile of patents. The
| Bellevue-based firm, founded by former Microsoft CTO Nathan Myhrvold, is
| today announcing a partnership with broadband company Telcordia Technologies,
| giving it access to more than 500 Telcordia patents. Intellectual Ventures
| has also pledged to fund Telcordia research and development.
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http://www.techflash.com/Intellectual_Ventures_40298142.html
Checking in on Nathan Myhrvold
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| I'd suggest the business be called Intellectual Vultures' ... because that is
| exactly what Nathan is bringing to the table - nothing. This business model
| stifles and prevents creative idea, and is yet another made up securities
| model that preys on other people's legitimate hard work.
|
| When he was at Microsoft, he had zero practical ideas and I see he's still
| doing the same, only this time, he's screwing the whole public. This business
| is living on the backs of other people because they don't know how to spell
| the word âinnovation'. How about coming up with an original and useful idea
| and earn it the old fashion way?
|
| Nathan should be ashamed of this practice and he should be investigated by
| the FTC for predatory business practices.
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http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/149104.asp?source=rss
Nathan Myhrvoldâs Patent Extortion Fund Is Reaping Hundreds Of Millions of
Dollars
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| Donât blame Nathan Myhrvold for taking advantage of the culture of rampant
| patent litigation in this country. He is only doing what large companies with
| vast patent portfolios such as IBM and Microsoft do on a daily basis: use the
| threat of patent infringement litigation to strike lucrative patent licensing
| deals. Except Myhrvold, who used to be Bill Gatesâ right-hand man at
| Microsoft during the 1990s, does it through his patent-gobbling fund,
| Intellectual Ventures.
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http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/17/nathan-myhrvolds-patent-extortion-fund-is-reaping-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars/
Invention Capitalism & the Law: Checking in on Nathan Myhrvold
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| Myhrvold told the WSJ that he acknowledges facing resistance from companies
| he targets for licenses. But his patent inventory gives him leverage to
| extract settlements without litigation. âI say, âI canât afford to sue you on
| all of these, and you canât afford to defend on all these,ââ he said.
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http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2008/09/17/invention-capitalism-the-law-checking-in-on-nathan-myhrvold/
Nathan Myhrvold: Alpha patent troll?
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| Former Microsoft exec Nathan Myhrvold has been collecting patents, extracting
| fees from technology companies via his company Intellectual Ventures. Is
| Myhrvold a patent troll with tech cred?
|
| The Wall Street Journal has a long account of Myhrvoldâs patent collecting
| efforts and how he is winning multimillion dollar payments from the likes of
| Verizon and Cisco. These payments are top secret material, but Myhrvoldâs
| firm is the one reaping the rewards. Intellectual Ventures has more than
| 20,000 patents. In many respects, Myhrvold is just a patent trader. A few
| lawsuits could define him as a troll quickly though.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=10069
Tech Guru Riles the Industry
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| Over the past few years, the former Microsoft Corp. executive has quietly
| amassed a trove of 20,000-plus patents and patent applications related to
| everything from lasers to computer chips. He now ranks among the world's
| largest patent-holders -- and is using that clout to press tech giants to
| sign some of the costliest patent-licensing deals ever negotiated.
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122161127802345821.html
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