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Changes to the Novell patent dealChanges to the Novell patent deal
[Announcements] Posted Apr 20, 2011 16:32 UTC (Wed) by corbet
The US Department of Justice has put out a press release describing some changes to the CPTN patent deal (part of the Novell acquisition) meant to minimize the adverse effects on free software. Unfortunately, it's not entirely clear what those changes mean. "All of the Novell patents will be acquired subject to the GNU General Public License, Version 2, a widely adopted open-source license, and the Open Invention Network (OIN) License, a significant license for the Linux System." (Thanks to Armijn Hemel).
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