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Berners-Lee Launches New W3 Foundation

robertsonadams tips us to the initiation of the World Wide Web Foundation with $5M of seed funding from the Knight Foundation. From the announcement: "Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, unveils the World Wide Web Foundation. It aims to advance One Web that is free and open, to expand its capability and robustness, and to extend its benefits to all people on the planet." The new foundation's site should have video up soon of Berners-Lee's speech at the kickoff event. The foundation hopes to raise $50M–$100M and will issue grants in Web science, technology and practice, and Web for society. Initial plans will be disclosed early next year.

The Research Foundation of State University of New York and Sigrity Filed Patent...

The Research Foundation of State University of New York and Sigrity Filed Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Ansoft/ANSYS SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(Business Wire)-- Sigrity, Inc., known for its power integrity and signal integrity software solutions for integrated circuits, IC packages and printed circuit boards, announced today that it filed a lawsuit with The Research Foundation of State University of New York against Ansoft Corp. and ANSYS, Inc. for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 5,504,423 ("the '423 patent"), titled "Method for Modeling Interactions in Multilayered Electronic Packaging Structures." The Research Foundation is the owner and Sigrity is the exclusive licensee of the '423 patent. The suit, pending in United States District Court in Albany New York, was filed on July 21, 2008 against Ansoft and alleges that Ansoft's products,

VMware joins Linux Foundation

The Linux Foundation, a nonprofit organisation dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, has announced that VMware has become a member of the Foundation. The company joins existing Linux Foundation members such as Adobe, AMD, Dell, Fujitsu, Google, Hitachi, HP, IBM, Intel, Motorola, NEC, Novell, Oracle and Red Hat, among others.

Linux Foundation Paving Way for New Kernel Developers

Jack Spine writes "The Linux Foundation has published a how-to document for developers who want to negotiate the hidden shoals of open source. According to both the Linux Foundation and the Open Source Consortium, developers can get frustrated with the processes in open source coding, especially for enterprise-class projects like Linux. 'A guide to the kernel development process' aims to encourage participation from new programmers by explaining what's involved. Some developers and businesses attempting to submit changes to the Linux kernel find themselves tangled up with the processes used, according to the guide, which was written by Jonathan Corbet, executive editor of lwn.net and himself a Linux developer."

Linux Foundation Publishes Guide to Participating in the Linux Kernel Community

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced it has published an important new guide to participating in the Linux kernel community. The 30-page book was written by noted Linux authority Jonathan Corbet and is available today on the Linux Foundation's Linux Developer Network: http://www.linuxfoundation.org/participation.

Linux Foundation Launches New Linux Event -- LinuxCon -- and Announces 2009 Event Lineup

SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 09/30/08 -- The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced the creation of LinuxCon, a new annual technical conference that will be produced in the spirit of open source development -- for the community, by the community. The Foundation today is also announcing the details for important Linux events including its annual Collaboration Summit and the Kernel Summit.

Linux Foundation Publishes Guide to Participating in the Linux Kernel Community

SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 08/13/08 -- The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced it has published an important new guide to participating in the Linux kernel community. The 30-page book was written by noted Linux authority Jonathan Corbet and is available today on the Linux Foundation's Linux Developer Network: http://www.linuxfoundation.org/participation.

Linux Foundation Launches New Linux Event -- LinuxCon -- and Announces 2009 Event Lineup

SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 09/30/08 -- The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced the creation of LinuxCon, a new annual technical conference that will be produced in the spirit of open source development -- for the community, by the community. The Foundation today is also announcing the details for important Linux events including its annual Collaboration Summit and the Kernel Summit.

Linux Foundation Publishes Guide to Participating in the Linux Kernel Community

SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 08/13/08 -- The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced it has published an important new guide to participating in the Linux kernel community. The 30-page book was written by noted Linux authority Jonathan Corbet and is available today on the Linux Foundation's Linux Developer Network: http://www.linuxfoundation.org/participation.

Canonical Joins The Linux Foundation

The Linux Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, announced that Canonical has become a member of the Foundation.

CME Group Joins The Linux Foundation

The Linux Foundation (LF), the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced that CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, has become a member of the Foundation.

The Newest Member of The Linux Foundation: Black Duck Software

The Linux Foundation's forces are growing stronger, as yesterday it was announced that a new member was joining in, for the enhancement of the popularity of Linux. Black Duck Software is now a Foundation ally, and will further aid in the common quest of maintaining a perpetual growth of Linux.

The Linux Foundation Announces End User Collaboration Summit

SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- 08/27/08 -- The Linux Foundation, the non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced the first Linux Foundation End User Collaboration Summit. The summit is a unique opportunity for end u..

The Research Foundation of State University of New York and Sigrity Filed Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Ansoft/ANSYS

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (Business Wire) -- Sigrity, Inc., known for its power integrity and signal integrity software solutions for integrated circuits, IC packages and printed circuit boards, announced today that it filed a lawsuit with The Research Foundation of State University of New York against Ansoft Corp. and ANSYS, Inc. for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 5,504,423 ("the '423 patent"), titled "Method for Modeling Interactions in Multilayered Electronic Packaging Structures." The Research Foundation is the owner and Sigrity is the exclusive licensee of the '423 patent. The suit, pending in United States District Court in Albany New York, was filed on July 21, 2008 against Ansoft and alleges that Ansoft's products, including its SIwave product, infringe the '423 patent.

The Research Foundation of State University of New York and Sigrity Filed Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Ansoft/ANSYS

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug 18, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Sigrity, Inc., known for its power integrity and signal integrity software solutions for integrated circuits, IC packages and printed circuit boards, announced today that it filed a lawsuit with The Research Foundation of State University of New York against Ansoft Corp. and ANSYS, Inc. for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 5,504,423 ("the '423 patent"), titled "Method for Modeling Interactions in Multilayered Electronic Packaging Structures." The Research Foundation is the owner and Sigrity is the exclusive licensee of the '423 patent. The suit, pending in United States District Court in Albany New York, was filed on July 21, 2008 against Ansoft and alleges that Ansoft's products, including its SIwave product, infringe the '423 patent.

CME Group Joins The Linux Foundation

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The Linux Foundation has said that the CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, has become a member of the Foundation.

Canonical Joins The Linux Foundation

SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- 08/18/08 -- The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced that Canonical has become a member of the Foundation. Canonical is the commercial sponsor of ..

Ubuntu sponsor joins Linux Foundation

Canonical, the commercial sponsor of the Ubuntu Linux distribution, has joined the Linux Foundation, the foundation said Monday.

Ubuntu sponsor joins Linux Foundation

Canonical, the commercial sponsor of the Ubuntu Linux distribution, has joined the Linux Foundation, the foundation said Monday.

Ubuntu sponsor joins Linux Foundation

Canonical, the commercial sponsor of the Ubuntu Linux distribution, has joined the Linux Foundation, the foundation said Monday.

VMware joins Linux Foundation--while reportedly violating the GPL (C|Net)

Today the Linux world broke out the champagne to celebrate VMware joining the Linux Foundation. I agree. It's good news. What it doesn't resolve is the allegation that VMware is in active and conscious violation of the GPL. Some of these allegations appear to be well-founded. VMware's lack of response to the allegations is not golden, especially in light of its embrace of the Linux Foundation.

Black Duck Joins The Linux Foundation

SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- 09/10/08 -- The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced that Black Duck Software has joined as a Foundation member. Black Duck provides solutions for software ..

Michael J. Fox Foundation Funds $1.1 Million for Cutting-edge Approaches to Parkinson's Disease

Gene silencing techniques and induced pluripotent stem cell technology are among the cutting-edge approaches to Parkinson's drug development funded through The Michael J. Fox Foundation's Rapid Response Innovation Awards 2008. As part of its mission to drive transformative treatments and a cure for PD, the Foundation has awarded $1.1 million for 15 high-risk, high-reward Parkinson's disease research projects under the initiative in the first half of the year. Applications are still being accepted, and a total of $2 million in Rapid Response awards is expected by year's end.

Black Duck Joins The Linux Foundation

SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 09/10/08 -- The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced that Black Duck Software has joined as a Foundation member. Black Duck provides solutions for software development teams and legal counsel to manage the hybrid software development process, which involves the assembly of internal software, open source software and other third-party code.

Black Duck Joins The Linux Foundation

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Sep 10, 2008 -- The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced that Black Duck Software has joined as a Foundation member. Black Duck provides solutions for software development teams and legal counsel to manage the hybrid software development process, which involves the assembly of internal software, open source software and other third-party code.


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