[Fsf-india] Software writers and patents... call to open up Windows

[Frederick Noronha]

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 Software Writers Patently Enraged (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
 http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,51689,00.html/wn_ascii

 A new claim over patent infringement creates an uproar among software
developers, who believe the entire patent-awarding system needs to be
rejiggered. By Michelle Delio.
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 Another Call to Open Up Windows (U.S. v. Microsoft 2:00 a.m. PDT)
 http://go.hotwired.com/news/antitrust/0,1551,51714,00.html/wn_ascii

 Antitrust penalties against Microsoft should force the company to open
up its operating system for better access to competitors' products, a
computer scientist says in court. Robert Zarate reports from
Washington.
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