Red Hat Puts Patent Issue to Rest

Red Hat has announced the settlement of patent litigation involving Firestar Software, Inc. and DataTern, Inc. "Like most settlements, this one ends the specific lawsuit between the parties, but it does much more than that. It assures that upstream developers are protected against patent suits by DataTern and Amphion with respect to projects incorporated into Red Hat products. In addition, our distributors, customers, and anyone else who uses Red Hat products are protected with respect to Red Hat products. This broad coverage is a significant benefit to the open source community." (Thanks to Andreas Thieneman)

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