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  • Wiki-based patent site grants people a say in patent process

    A new service called wikipatents.com aims to improve tracking software patents with a community-driven model that has fueled the Wikipedia phenomenon.  Article | 19 Sep 2006

  • SCO down but not out in lawsuit against IBM

    SCO's longstanding brawl with IBM is tilting in Big Blue's favor after a judge threw out 194 of the Unix vendor's claims. But the Linux community should stay tuned, said one legal expert. This case is far from over.  Article | 26 Jul 2006

  • Open source IP case puts spotlight on patents

    A lawsuit is brewing in the open source community that has the potential to change the way users look at software patents. Tom Carey, a Boston intellectual property attorney, tells customers to be wary when considering open source software.  Article | 10 Jul 2006

  • GPL version 3 evaluation committees admit Stallman is ultimate 'decider'

    The committees vetting a draft of the General Public License version 3 say they have ideas about the direction of the popular open source license, but ultimately Richard Stallman controls its fate for better or worse.  Article | 30 Jun 2006

  • OpenDocument Alliance ranks surge, favorable ISO vote imminent

    A group tasked with promoting the OpenDocument file standard on a global level has quadrupled its membership and handlers now expect a favorable vote when it comes time for ISO certification next month.  Article | 19 Apr 2006

  • GNU GPL initiative takes on licensing threats

    At the first International Conference on GPLv3, Free Software Foundation founder Richard Stallman laid out the plan of attack for changing the leading open source license to fit the times.  Article | 16 Jan 2006

  • IP attorney: SCO's investors are safe, but IT patent offenders aren't

    Attorney Thomas Carey ponders IBM's reasons for subpoenaing SCO's investors and spells out why software patent problems won't go away.  Article | 15 Jan 2006

  • IP attorney: Why SCO has no case

    IP attorney Thomas Carey shoots down SCO's cases against Linux, Linux users, IBM and Novell, but predicts that SCO will follow Hitler's example and go on fighting a losing battle.  Article | 09 Jan 2006

  • The top five open source stories to follow in 2006

    With debate heating up on General Public License version 3, open source virtualization hitting the mainstream, the proliferation of open source business apps and more, experts are predicting a big year for open source in 2006.  Article | 20 Dec 2005

  • The open source year in review

    Following a year of both outright successes and discouraging setbacks, open source advocates are anticipating big gains in 2006.  Article | 20 Dec 2005

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