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  • Linus Torvalds speaks out against EU patent law

    The creator of Linux has urged the EU Council not to adopt a draft directive on software patents as he considers it 'deceptive, dangerous and democratically illegitimate' .

  • EU council endorses patent bill

    The EU Council has approved a controversial proposal on software patents, despite opposition from numerous software developers and some European countries.

  • EU software patent plan gets thumbs up

    European lawmakers approve highly controversial legislation governing software patents--but some amendments appear to be a victory for critics of the proposal.

  • EU parliament demands patent restart

    The battle to prevent software patents being introduced in Europe received a major boost on Wednesday afternoon when the Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) of the European Parliament (EP) demanded that the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive (CIID) be rewritten.

  • EU software patent law may halt Linux development: Aussie lawyer

    Should the European Commission formalise the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive, it could seriously affect the development of open source software.

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  • Ten things holding back tech

    Ever get the feeling that we aren't quite yet where we want to be? Here are 10 factors that may be holding back the world's technological development.

  • The open-source techie who means business

    Alan Cox, one of the most respected figures in the open-source community, talks about GPL 3, software patents, the kernel development process and Linux on the desktop.

  • MySQL to Oracle: Be afraid

    MySQL chief Marten Mickos discusses software patents, Oracle, making money with open source and why his company is the Ikea of the database world.

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