[PLUG] IBM donates 500 patents to Open Source

Aaron Baer aaronb at personaltelco.net
Wed Jan 12 20:09:57 UTC 2005


http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/1201.html

IBM Corp. the nation’s top patent receiver, and tech giant, announced
yesterday that it will be donating 500 technology patents to open source
software developers. 

...

Open source groups developing free software for the masses and business
that are always looking for alternatives to such programs as Microsoft
Windows now have an ally in IBM. The patents will be available to any
individual, community, or company working on or using software that
meets the definition of open source software now or in the future. They
will have access to these patents without fear of being sued for
infringement.


Awesome.
A-

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