Three of the world's biggest electronics companies -- IBM, Sony and Philips -- have joined forces with the two largest Linux software distributors to create a company for sharing Linux patents, royalty-free.
The Open Invention Network (OIN), as the new firm unveiled Thursday is known, could mark a breakthrough in resolving how to protect vendors and customers from patent royalty disputes resulting from freely shared Linux code.
OIN is funded by the world's largest computer company, IBM, two consumer electronics giants -- Sony Corp. of Japan and Philips of the Netherlands -- and Linux distributors Red Hat Inc. and Novell Inc.
Friday, November 11, 2005
IBM, Sony, Philips form Linux alliance
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Digital Media Geek Dinner in Seattle in December
Sean Alexander and a few other folks are looking to put on a Digital Media / Media Center Geek Dinner sometime after the first week of December at the Crossroads Mall in Bellevue, WA .
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