First Set of Microconferences Approved for LPC 2014 The first set of microconferences for the Linux Plumbers Conference (LPC) have been approved. "The LPC 2014 committee has started reviewing and approving this year’s Microconferences Proposals. The approved microconferences so far are Containers, Wayland, Network Virtualization and Security, and Wireless Networking. For details on each of the approved microconferences and the currently pending proposals, please see the LPC 2014 wiki." The first in a series of posts covering the microconferences has also been posted; it looks at the Containers microconference. LPC will be held October 15-17 in Düsseldorf, Germany, co-located with LinuxCon Europe.
EFF: Hacking the Patent System: A Guide to Alternative Patent Licensing for Innovators The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has announced a new guide to alternative patent licensing [PDF] that was prepared by Marta Belcher and John Casey, students in the Juelsgaard Intellectual Property & Innovation Clinic at Stanford Law School, in partnership with the EFF, Engine, and the Open Invention Network. It looks at the pros and cons of several defensive patent aggregators as well as various patent pledges. The EFF hopes it will be a "useful starting place for companies trying to navigate the patent landscape".