12.19.07
New Richard Stallman Interview
I’ve published my interview with Richard Stallman over at Datamation.
Pages that cross-reference this one
Listed from October 23rd 2007 onwards, pingbacks and trackbacks (external) are omitted- Novell Under the (Microsoft) Bridge
- Economist Calls Patents Government-granted Monopolies
- Fighting the Cost Advantage of GNU/Linux Using Software Patents
- Anti-standards Roundup: GNOvell and Microsoft OOXML
- A Patent Reform, Acacia's Greatest Hits, and the Risk to GNU/Linux
- Recent blog reactions
Highlight: Novell was the first to acknowledge that Microsoft FUD tactics had substance. Novell then used anti-Linux FUD to market itself. 
Highlight: Xandros let Microsoft make patent claims and brag about (paid-for) OOXML support. 
Highlight: Linspire's CEO not only fell into Microsoft arms, but he also assisted the company's attack on GNU/Linux. 
Highlight: Microsoft craves pseudo (proprietary) standards and gets its way using proxies and influence which it buys. 
Highlight: The invasion into the open source world is intended to leave Linux companies neglected, due to financial incentives from Microsoft. 
Analysis: Xen, an open source hypervisor, possibly fell victim to Microsoft's aggressive (and stealthy) acquisition-by-proxy strategy.