KDE Joins Open Invention Network as a Licensee

KDE has joined the Open Invention Network (OIN). ""We view an OIN license as one of the key methods through which open source innovators can deter patent aggression," said Adriaan de Groot, vice president of KDE. "We are committed to freedom of action in Linux, and in taking a license we help to address the threat from companies that support proprietary platforms to the exclusion of open source initiatives, and whose behaviors reflect a disdain for inventiveness and collaboration.""

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