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[ NNSquad ] More patents in the service of open source
More patents in the service of open source
http://j.mp/1cOUJ4S (Google Open Source Blog)
"In March, we announced an Open Patent Non-Assertion (OPN)
Pledge-committing not to sue any user, distributor or developer of
open-source software on specified patents, unless first attacked. Our
goal was to encourage pro-competitive, defensive uses of patents to
support open-source innovation. Today we are pleased to pledge an
additional 79 patents under the OPN. These patents cover software used
to efficiently operate data centers, including middleware, distributed
storage management, distributed database management, and alarm
monitoring. We acquired these patents from IBM and CA Technologies,
companies that in 2005 were among the first to make open-source patent
pledges. The goal of the patent system is to foster innovation, and we
aim to use patents, whether acquired or developed internally, in
support of that goal. You can learn more about this second group of
patents and the Pledge itself on our site, which we've also updated to
make it easier to browse and download data on pledged patents."
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--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
Founder:
- Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org
- PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info
Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com
Google+: http://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein
Twitter: http://twitter.com/laurenweinstein
Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com
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