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____/ nessuno on Tuesday 08 Sep 2009 21:23 : \____
> <Quote>
> A pro-open source group said on Tuesday that it has acquired 22
> patents recently sold by Microsoft--patents that the group said could
> have been used against Linux.
>
> The Open Invention Network said that the patents were purchased from
> Microsoft by an entity known as the Allied Security Trust. OIN said it
> has now acquired the patents from AST, although it wouldn't say how
> much it paid....
>
> In an interview, [OIN CEO] Bergelt said that his organization was not
> invited by Microsoft to directly participate in the bidding for the
> patents, raising the specter that Microsoft was more interested in
> selling to someone that might have targeted Linux as opposed to just
> maximizing the sales price for the patents.
>
> "We were not offered an opportunity to participate in the bidding for
> this portfolio that Microsoft was selling," Bergelt said.
> </Quote>
>
> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10346838-56.html
>
> Yep, get other people to do your dirty work for you [SCO, anyone?],
> then deny everything.
OIN is still a coalition that harbours patents rather than eliminate them. OIN
is a very odd friend, but it is probably better than nothing. It's good for IBM
customers, for instance.
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