Thursday, November 10, 2005
IBM And Sony Form Linux Alliance
"CNN is reporting that IBM, Sony, and Philips are creating a Linux adoption group. Called the 'Open Invention Network', it is intended to protect vendors and customers from patent royalty fees while using OSS." From the article: "Patents owned by OIN will be available without payment of royalties to any company, institution or individual that agrees not to assert its patents against others who have signed a license with OIN, when using certain Linux-related software. Traditionally, patents have been pursued for two primary reasons -- to defend one's own intellectual property or for barter to trade in cross-licensing agreements to gain access to other companies' patents. OIN represents a new form of cross-licensing that its backers say could spur innovation. "
source:http://linux.slashdot.org/linux/05/11/10/1321238.shtml?tid=136&tid=233&tid=106
source:http://linux.slashdot.org/linux/05/11/10/1321238.shtml?tid=136&tid=233&tid=106
# posted by dark master : 11/10/2005 09:37:00 AM
