Open source community asks investigation of Novell patent sale

The Linux and open source community is asking a German competition law regulator to fully investigate the acquisition of patents owned by Novell by a consortium led by Microsoft that includes Apple, Oracle and EMC.
U.S.-based open source advocacy body the Open Source Initiative (OSI) has said it was informed that the German Federal Cartel Office was "open to receive comments from the public" about the acquisition, and it has written to the office to air its concerns.

Open Source Initiative chimes in on Novell sale

OSI is primarily known for being the keeper of the flame for the Open Source Definition (OSD) & approving licenses that meet the definition. But members of the self-appointed OSI board, in particular Simon Phipps, have stated they need to nudge OSI into becoming a more active organization with an actual representative membership structure. So far, little has happened, but this is at least a minor step in that direction.