Linux backers form patent-sharing firm (ZDNet)
Patents owned by OIN will be available without payment of royalties to any company, institution or individual that agrees not to assert its patents against others who have signed a license with OIN, when using certain Linux-related software." This company has been formed by IBM, Sony, Royal Philips Electronics, Red Hat, and Novell.
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