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FOSS equals piracy. Or so they say
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| An American lobby group has asked the US
| trade representative to put countries like
| India, Brazil and Indonesia on a special
| watchlist simply because these three
| countries encourage the use of open source
| software.
|
| [...]
|
| Citing this survey, another poster to the
| same mailing list, Erik Christiansen, noted
| that in 2007, Israel and Norway had
| effected the induction of some free
| software while Malaysia and Japan had
| encouraged switching. Singapore had offered
| tax breaks for switching to GNU/Linux.
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http://www.itwire.com/opinion-and-analysis/open-sauce/37179-foss-piracy-or-so-they-say
Legal Trouble For Google In Europe: Courtesy Microsoft
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| It is interesting to see Microsoft is now
| fighting for the same reasons it has
| supposedly dominated the tech segment. The
| company which once called Linux a cancer;
| which killed Netscape and many such
| competitors; forcefully brought OOXML
| format; and has been ignoring all CSS
| standards is now looking for healthy
| competition.
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http://www.katonda.com/news/microsoft-nailing-google-europe/836/2010
Microsoft says Google acts raise antitrust issues
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| Microsoft Corp made its most vehement and
| public attack on Google Inc on Friday,
| calling its internet rival's actions
| potentially anti-competitive, and urging
| victims to file complaints to regulators.
|
| The broadside comes days after a Microsoft-
| owned business, along with two other small
| online companies, complained to European
| Union regulators about Google's operations
| there. Microsoft is also fighting a plan by
| Google to digitize millions of books,
| currently under scrutiny by the Department
| of Justice.
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http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20100226/microsoft-says-google-acts-raise-antitrust-issues.htm
We should insist on covering Microsoft matters until it stops attacking
GNU/Linux and FOSS.
Recent:
Legal summits to tackle Linux
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| Attendance at the first summit will be restricted to members of the Linux
| Foundation and their legal counsel. Attendees will focus on building a legal
| defence structure for Linux and policies designed to support intellectual
| property rights within open development.
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http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Legal-summits-to-tackle-Linux/0,130061733,339282015,00.htm
Related:
Show Us the Code
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| As I've noted before, I am something of a connoisseur of Microsoft's
| FUD against open source, in part because I believe each successive
| FUD-flavour of the month gives important hints about the evolution
| of the thinking and strategy within the company. The latest
| development in this area, which revolves around patents, is no exception
| - not least because I think people are drawing the wrong conclusions
| from it.
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http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1000213
US company in talks with IT firms to push Linux system
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| Open Invention Network (OIN), a US firm funded by six companies
| including IBM and Red Hat, is exploring possibilities in India
| to spur innovation and protect the Linux systems widely seen as
| a slow but certain challenge to Microsoft's propriet ary Windows
| operating system.
|
| Linux is a free operating system and is gaining popularity with computer
| makers such as Dell, HP, and Lenovo.
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http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/businessline/blnus/15201606.htm
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