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Software Patents: Is the Threat to FOSS Declining?
The FOSS Force Poll Software patent abuse would seem to be on the decline if the amount of ink being given to the subject in the open source press is used as a metric. But as the old TV commercial used...
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Poll: Software Patents Are Still a Threat
The FOSS Force Poll While it’s good to know that voters in our poll are aware that software patents remain very much a threat to free tech, the small number of people who voted might indicate a lack of...
View ArticleEFF to DMCA: ‘Drop Dead’& More…
Also included: Japanese company reportedly buying ARM, Flash is on it’s way out the door and Toyota joins the Open Invention Network FOSS Week in Review Here in the U.S., the big news this week came...
View ArticleOpen Invention Network Helps Rid FOSS of Patent Lawsuits
Software patent issues aren’t in the news as much now as they were only a few years back, partly due to the Supreme Court’s 2014 Alice v. CLS decision. Another reason is the patent pool the Open...
View ArticleJust Because It Says ‘Open Source Hardware’ Doesn’t Mean It Really Is
Is it “organic,” or just merely “natural?” Is it really “open source hardware,” or merely hardware with a degree of openess? David Jones explains the problem in identifying which is which and who is...
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HP Retrofits Ink Cartridge DRM on Printers
You’ve owned your printer for a year or more, and have happily used off-brand ink cartridges during that time. Suddenly the manufacturer says you can’t do that anymore, and suddenly orders the printer...
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Homicide Commits Suicide, HP Says It’s Sorry & More…
Also included: Judge seems to make software patents illegal, Mageia mourns a contributor, Yakkety Yak frozen, KDE’s new release, and getting ready for All Things Open. FOSS Week in Review When I wrote...
View ArticleBilibili: Another Chinese Company Joins the Open Invention Network
Bilbili becomes the third large China-based video centered social network to throw its patents into Open Invention Network's kitty this year. The post Bilibili: Another Chinese Company Joins the Open...
View ArticleEFF Argument in Patent Troll Case to Be Livestreamed on Monday
The EFF said that the case involves documents so heavily redacted that no one but the parties involved can understand the case. The post EFF Argument in Patent Troll Case to Be Livestreamed on Monday...
View ArticleMonday Morning: Open Source and the War on Covid
Despite largely being taken over to profit big tech companies, open source continues to be a positive influence in areas that matter. The post Monday Morning: Open Source and the War on Covid appeared...
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