Software Patents Roundup: Ambush, Reform, and Lobby

By Roy Schestowitz A summary of news about patents with particular focus on software patents and FOSS.

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How do professional developers deal with software patents?

Summary: What is the impact of software patents on a developer's plans to ... I have a set of my own PHP scripts ... his clients on that level. ...

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Bill Gates Ridicules the GPL While Novell Mops Up with Software ...

Novell role in helping Microsoft made more apparent as Microsoft's portfolio gets discussed, Gates reveals anti-GPL sentiments.

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GPL Project Watch List for Week of 04/18

By Antony Tran ... around the GPL v3 when it was released, concerning its requirements, the LGPL v3 may be better for those who are looking for a little more licensing freedom, while retaining the protection against software patents of the GPL v3. ...

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Rules need a re-write, say IP experts at forum

The rules of the road in intellectual property need a re-write, according to speakers at the Intellectual Property Symposium [...] GPL version 3 license has fuelled fears among large corporations who say some of its provisions could put many of their software patents in jeopardy. ...

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More Open XML Discussion - more misunderstandings about standards ...

By jasonmatusow

The reason I agree with the statement about patents and Free Software not mixing is that there have been terms written into GPL licenses that explicitly conflict with software patents. Okay, that is the choice of the authors and users ...

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GPL Project Watch List for the Week of 04/04/08

GPL Project Watch List for the Week of 04/04/08

By Ernest M. Park It appears that protection from software patents was a major motivator for this change to the LGPLv3. The LGPLv3 incorporates almost all of the terms of the GPLv3, which includes strong language that requires contributors to grant a ...

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