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Farewell to a forebear of open source, Marvin Minsky
A tribute to one of the founding fathers of personal computing, Marvin Minsky.
Rob Tiller
(Red Hat)
01 Feb 2016
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Hacking the patent system: Open source and patents
The Electronic Frontier Foundation's Daniel Nazer discusses software patent trolls and issues with...
Rob Tiller
(Red Hat)
18 Jan 2016
558
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Adobe opens legal style guide and encourages clear writing
Adobe has made its Legal Department Style Guide available to everyone under a Creative Commons...
Rob Tiller
(Red Hat)
04 Aug 2015
333
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Another idea for addressing patent trolling: eliminate jury trials
Would eliminating jury trials on patent validity remove much the inherent leverage of PAEs (patent...
Rob Tiller
(Red Hat)
17 Feb 2015
352
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The Supreme Court invalidates a software patent in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank
This morning the U.S. Supreme Court issued an important decision concerning software patents and...
Rob Tiller
(Red Hat)
19 Jun 2014
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13 Jul 2011
Applying the lessons of open source to ballet
I'm with you that the live performance is the essence of the dance experience, but I think that video can be a valuable tool for introducing new audiences and choreography. I also agree that dance companies need new...
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4 Feb 2011
A possible game changer for invalidating bad software patents
Fair enough. I'm with you that words matter, and appreciate the struggle to find the most effective ones.
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