Five Linux Companies Buy Software Patents 89
An anonymous reader writes "In order to protect themselves against patent grabbing 'trolls,' major Linux companies are buying software patents through a nonprofit company called Open Invention Network. This nonprofit company will then offer royalty-free licenses to companies and individuals that agreed not to assert their own patents."
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Re:Gentlemen, start your engines (Score:2, Funny)
1. It's odd that Sony is one of the companies
2. Sony is a big company
3. Sony is a big company
4. Sony is a big company
5. It's surprising to see so many heavyweights in an anti-patent trust
6. "Fuck you Sony" gets misspelled on occasions
7. Sony will help with cross-platform root kits
8. We shouldn't treat software patents as acceptable
Re:The five companies are :- (Score:3, Funny)
Hmm... since we've already had today's Sony DRM article... lemme check my Slashdot manual...
flip, flip, flip... ahhh here it is...
Yes, since we've alreay had today's Sony DRM article, the newer Sony "Defender of Freedom" article means that we must express undying love for Sony until the posting of tomorrow's Sony DRM article.
Re:A Tale of Two Dudes (Score:2, Funny)