To pay so much attention to Bill Gates' retirement is missing the point. What really matters is not Gates, nor Microsoft, but the unethical system of restrictions that Microsoft, like many other software companies, imposes on its customers.
A new and controversial proposal under consideration by the World Wide Web Consortium could open the way for companies to claim patent rights--and demand royalties--on standards authorised by that body.
Big Blue heavyweight Bob wants Sun's Java to be open-sourced and ultimately turned into a standard.
Microsoft has appointed a director to lead its interoperability efforts with Novell.
The Free Software Foundation is calling on developers of open-source software to put their efforts into creating a free version of a crucial but obscure piece of software used in personal computers.
Free Software Foundation President Richard Stallman says Microsoft's chairman is blurring the issue of software patents.
So far, the open source browser has been getting a free ride -- nobody is criticising it. That is, until now.
Big Blue heavyweight Bob wants Sun's Java to be open-sourced and ultimately turned into a standard.
Linux kernel developer Harald Welte talks about the challenges of single-handedly tackling companies that violate the GPL.
Open-source activist Bruce Perens uncovers the SCO-Microsoft connection behind a campaign to convince users that trade secrets of Unix have been copied into Linux.
So far, the open source browser has been getting a free ride -- nobody is criticising it. That is, until now.
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Google CEO Eric Schmidt
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Telstra shareholders fear break up
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