Google hooks up with OIN
p2pnet news | open source:- Google open source programs manager Chris DiBona blogs the company feels a “strong responsibility to the Linux community” and is, “always looking for creative ways to put our resources in the hands of Linux developers”.
And that, says DiBona, explains why Google has become a licensee of the Open Invention Network (OIN), the patent-sharing organization, “founded to create a legally protected environment for anyone who works with Linux”.
“The concept behind OIN is simple,” explains the post.
“All OIN licensees, including participants such as IBM, Oracle, NEC and Sony, agree to cross-license their Linux-related patents to the others free of charge. Patent issues therefore become a much smaller concern inside the community, and OIN members can focus their energy on writing and releasing software rather than vetting their code for intellectual property issues.”
Adds the blog:
For us, today’s announcement marks the latest development in a long, fruitful relationship with the open source community. The Google Summer of Code program has trained over 2,000 students as open source developers, many on Linux-related projects. We continue to fund external projects and host events like the Ubuntu Developer Summit and the Linux Foundation Innovation Summit. Hundreds of Googlers are submitting patches to Linux, and we’ve open-sourced over a million lines of code.
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August 8th, 2007 at 6:41 pm
Microsoft could learn alot from google. Even though it’s a large company, it respects FOSS, and even supports it.
I think the public has a lot of good will for google, they are forward thinking an innovative. Now all we need to do now is abolish patents and copyright laws, then we will be truly free to create without legal FUD from companies like microcrap (oops microsoft).
October 28th, 2007 at 3:10 pm
Respecting FOSS is important and admirable, but the patents has a very important purpose and without them, companies wouldn’t have invested a lot of efforts in R&D.
June 30th, 2008 at 10:44 am
ull see you soon
June 30th, 2008 at 10:45 am
sorry c u soon