http://www.linux-watch.com/?kc=rss Keeping an Eye on the Penguin en-us The Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) has filed suit against 14 consumer electronics companies on behalf of the developers of BusyBox for violating GPLv2 licensing requirements. The lawsuit covers almost 20 Linux-based products, and targets companies including Best Buy, Samsung, Westinghouse, and JVC, says the SFLC. http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS8409719291.html?kc=rss Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:41:00 -0700 http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS8409719291.html Just as Microsoft has being accused of playing dirty over sales tactics and patents, the software company has launched its first open source organization. The CodePlex Foundation aims to act as a liason between commercial enterprises and open source developers and communities while increasing open source participation, says the foundation. http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS3632061827.html?kc=rss Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:14:00 -0700 http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS3632061827.html An IDC study predicts that open source software will grow at a 22.4 percent rate to reach $8.1 billion by 2013, says eWEEK. Meanwhile, in an SEC filing, Microsoft has added Linux vendors Canonical and Red Hat to its list of as rivals, and acknowledges the growing threat of Android. http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS3927699066.html?kc=rss Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:09:00 -0700 http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS3927699066.html A lobbying group has been launched by more than 70 companies, academic institutions, and communities, to promote open source software as a "transparent and cost-effective option" for U.S. government agencies. "Open Source for America" counts AMD, Canonical, Google, Novell, Oracle, and Red Hat among its members. http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS2523288137.html?kc=rss Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:54:00 -0700 http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS2523288137.html A software company based in Redmond, Wash. has released 20,000 lines of code under GPLv2 for three Linux device drivers. Microsoft says its first open source Linux code contribution is designed to speed the performance of the operating system when it's run in a Hyper-V virtual machine. http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS6567014545.html?kc=rss Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:45:00 -0700 http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS6567014545.html