Microsoft commits to royalty-free Linux patents

12-10-2018

Microsoft commits to royalty-free Linux patents

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Microsoft appears to have made peace with open source software (OSS) after this week joining the Open Invention Network (OIN), a shared “defensive patent pool” with the mission to protect Linux.  


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