Software developers are angry that Microsoft has been granted a patent for the conversion of objects into XML files.
Internet engineers working on a standard for identifying the source of e-mail messages voted down a proposal by Microsoft to include some of that company's intellectual property in the specification.
Open-source supporters worry that Microsoft's recent patent acquisitions could restrict the development of Linux software.
More than 7,000 angry Linux users have protested against the European Union after it excluded them from viewing streaming videos.
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