● 02.04.08

●● Quick Mention: Boycott Trend Micro is On

Posted in Action, Free/Libre Software, Patents, Security at 12:16 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

Boycotts getting popular?

Only briefly did we mention the Trend Micro-Barracuda confrontation, but there’s an update on this situation which is worth mentioning. There is an open call for participation in action against Trend Micro.

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Anti virus developer Trend Micro accused Barracuda Networks of patent infringement but what they really did was attacking the users of ClamAV free anti virus software with a bogus patent. ¶

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Given the nature of the accusation (a poor patent as well as software patent used against Free software), this action against Trend Micro seems justified. It’s another case of a struggling company clinging onto man-made intellectual monopolies and trying to find haven in the courts. This didn’t work too well for SCO. █

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