Understandably, there’s been a lot of hand wringing about this. But the experts and evidence all suggest that Microsoft is all bark and no bite in this particular case.
Let’s start with the study that Steve Balmer likes to tout, claiming it shows that even Open Source advocates acknowledge that linux massively infringes on patents. […]
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Why I’m Not Worried about the Microsoft Patent Threats Against Linux
Published by May 16th, 2007 in Tools, Toys, and Technology (Oh my!) and Open Source, Open Content, Open Access. 0 CommentsOnce Again, IBM Sets a Good Example for Blackboard on Patents
Published by September 26th, 2006 in Tools, Toys, and Technology (Oh my!) and Open Source, Open Content, Open Access. 0 CommentsThe New York Times has a piece out today on IBM’s latest responsibility in patenting initiative. It seems that Big Blue will advertise its pending patents. Some details:
The policy, being announced today, includes standards like clearly identifying the corporate ownership of patents, to avoid filings that cloak authorship under the name of an individual or […]
Even Microsoft Disagrees with Blackboard
Published by September 13th, 2006 in Open Source, Open Content, Open Access. 1 CommentI recently noted that, contrary to Blackboard General Counsel Matthew Small’s assertion that no patent holder can say for certain what they will or will not do with a patent, IBM has done exactly that by providing royalty-free licenses to linux on hundreds of their patents. But hey, that’s IBM. They’re into all that crazy […]
Hiding Falsehoods and FUD Behind Legalisms
Published by September 7th, 2006 in Tools, Toys, and Technology (Oh my!) and Open Source, Open Content, Open Access. 1 CommentIn a recent article in the Windsor Star, everyone’s favorite plain talker, Blackboard General Counsel Matthew Small, made the following statement:
“No patent holder can definitely say, ‘I will not do X with my patent.’ However, I can say very confidently that we are focusing on the commercial sector.”
The first half of this statement is absolutely […]
IBM Follows SUNY’s Lead on Notes/Domino Migration
Published by April 6th, 2006 in Tools, Toys, and Technology (Oh my!) and LMOS. 0 CommentsYa know, you can’t make this stuff up.
As regular readers know, the SUNY Learning Network is currently on a home-grown LMS built on top of Lotus Notes/Domino. About eight months back, we proposed [PDF] the notion of migrating to a standards-based Java portal backed by a service-oriented architecture (SOA). Well, this week, IBM announced details […]
