http://truthhappens.redhat.com/2008/12/09/linux-vs-patent-trolls/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Thu, 05 Mar 2009 04:54:12 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://truthhappens.redhat.com/2008/12/09/linux-vs-patent-trolls/#comment-1263 Boycott Novell » How Software Patents Impede Standards and GNU/Linux Development Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:17:40 +0000 http://truthhappens.redhatmagazine.com/2008/12/09/linux-vs-patent-trolls/#comment-1263 [...] Well, Red Hat has already expressed its support for the Linux Defender project, which it also helps fund. From Red Hat Magazine: “The idea is to create a defensive patent shield or no-fly zone around Linux,” says Keith Bergelt, the chief executive officer of Open Invention Network, the consortium launching the site. The core members of that group, formed in 2005, are IBM, NEC, Novell NOVL, Philips, Red Hat RHT and Sony. [...] [...] Well, Red Hat has already expressed its support for the Linux Defender project, which it also helps fund. From Red Hat Magazine: “The idea is to create a defensive patent shield or no-fly zone around Linux,” says Keith Bergelt, the chief executive officer of Open Invention Network, the consortium launching the site. The core members of that group, formed in 2005, are IBM, NEC, Novell NOVL, Philips, Red Hat RHT and Sony. [...]

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