[Discussioni] (da PI) LINUX ASSEDIATO DAI BREVETTI

[Andrea Trentini]

Marco Frattola wrote:
> Stando a questo articolo `IBM Promises Linux Fans Not to Enforce Patents`
> http://enterprise-linux-it.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_title=IBM-Promises-Linux-Fans-Not-to-Enforce-Patents&story_id=26188&category=opensrc 
> IBM `prometterebbe` di non rafforzare ed usare contro la `Linux
> community` i propri brevetti.

Speriamo...

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| IBM Has 'No Intention' of Using Patents Against Linux              |
|   from the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die dept.                    |
|   posted by michael on Thursday August 05, @10:05 (IBM)            |
|   http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/08/05/1234237          |
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[0]bendelo writes "In his keynote address on Wednesday at LinuxWorld, IBM
Senior Vice President of Technology and Marketing [1]Nick Donofrio
assured the Linux nation [2]his company would not assert its formidable
patent portfolio against the Linux kernel and strongly advocated others
to promise the same. This comes following an independent study by
insurance firm OSRM who revealed this week that the Linux kernel might
use up to [3]283 patented methods. This seems a smart move by the Big
Blue to help counter the FUD going around." A [4]zdnet.com.com story has
a response from Bruce Perens, who basically says he wants to see it in
writing.  :)

Discuss this story at:
     http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=04/08/05/1234237

Links:
     0. mailto:bendelo a gmail.com
     1. http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/live/12/events/12SFO04A/keynotes/keynotebio//CMONYA00B6WP
     2. http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/08/04/HNdonofirokeynote_1.html
     3. http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/08/02/1459211&tid=155
     4. http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-5296787.html



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