The Open Invention Network's expanded Linux System Definition
([Briefs] Oct 13, 2020 13:58 UTC (Tue) (corbet))
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The [1]Open Invention Network , which offers patent protection for a wide range of open-source software, has expanded its [2]Linux System Definition — the set of software covered by the OIN patent non-aggression agreement. In particular, the new definition includes the exFAT filesystem (once the subject of a lot of patent worries), the [3]KDE Frameworks , the [4]Robot Operating System , and version 10 of the Android Open Source Project.
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Microsoft's exFAT Officially Part of OIN's Linux System definition
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Open Invention Network Announces Continued Expansion of its
Open Source Patent Non-Aggression Zone
exFAT, Hyperledger, Hadoop, Android AOSP 10 and Robot OS are among the new software packages now
included under the protective umbrella of the Linux System definition.
Durham, NC (October 13, 2020) - Open Invention Network (OIN), the largest patent non-aggression
community in history, announced today that it has further reduced patent risk associated with core
Linux and adjacent open source code through the measured expansion of the scope of its Linux System
Definition. To keep pace with innovation and safeguard broad-based adoption of open source code,
Open Invention Network periodically revises its Linux System coverage to include core code drawn
from the growing number of important open source projects.
In the current Linux System definition update, OIN’s ever expanding licensee community will benefit
from patent risk mitigation associated with the use of core software packages drawn from
Hyperledger, Apache Avro, Kafka, Spark, Hadoop, Automotive Grade Linux (AGL), Robot Operating
System (ROS), KDE Frameworks, Android AOSP 10, Eclipse Paho and Mosquito, among others. Of
particular note, OIN is incorporating the Linux implementations of exFAT into the scope of patent
non-aggression by virtue of this update. In total, the expansion includes 520 new software
components, bringing the total number of Linux System-protected packages to 3,393.
“Linux and open source software proliferation accelerates the pace of innovation across industries
as software becomes an increasingly important source of differentiation,” said Keith Bergelt, CEO
of Open Invention Network. “This Linux System expansion enables OIN to keep pace with open source
innovation, promoting patent non-aggression in the core. As open source grows, we will continue the
measured expansion of the Linux System and, at the same time, recruit more companies into the OIN
community to further mitigate patent risk associated with the use of core open source code.”
This, the eighth such update in OIN’s history, continues OIN’s well-established policy of applying
a conservative, consensus-driven and community-informed approach to the addition of core open
source functionality to the Linux System definition.
Open to all, OIN’s community practices patent non-aggression in core Linux and adjacent open source
technologies by cross-licensing Linux System patents to one another on a royalty-free basis.
Patents owned by Open Invention Network are similarly licensed royalty-free to any organization
that agrees not to assert its patents against the Linux System. The OIN license can be signed
online at http://www.j-oin.net/ .
About Open Invention Network
Open Invention Network (OIN) is the largest patent non-aggression community in history and supports
freedom of action in Linux as a key element of open source software (OSS). Patent non-aggression in
core technologies is a cultural norm within OSS, so that the litmus test for authentic behavior in
the OSS community includes OIN membership. Funded by Google, IBM, NEC, Philips, Sony, SUSE, and
Toyota, OIN has more than 3,300 community members and owns more than 1,300 global patents and
applications. The OIN patent license and member cross-licenses are available royalty-free to any
party that joins the OIN community. For more information, visit http://www.openinventionnetwork.com
.
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Ed Schauweker
AVID Public Relations for Open Invention Network
ed@avidpr.com
+1 (703) 963-5238
———————————————
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703-963-5238
AVID Public Relations
Communicating IP Value
www.avidpr.com
[1] http://www.openinventionnetwork.com
[2] https://openinventionnetwork.com/linux-system/
[3] https://techbase.kde.org/KDE_Frameworks
[4] https://www.ros.org/
From :
Edward Schauweker <ed-AT-avidpr.com>
To :
"lwn-AT-lwn.net" <lwn-AT-lwn.net>
Subject :
Microsoft's exFAT Officially Part of OIN's Linux System definition
Date :
Tue, 13 Oct 2020 04:37:39 -0400
Message-ID :
<7B2A2844-7A01-4506-998E-40ADA311D091@avidpr.com>
Open Invention Network Announces Continued Expansion of its
Open Source Patent Non-Aggression Zone
exFAT, Hyperledger, Hadoop, Android AOSP 10 and Robot OS are among the new software packages now
included under the protective umbrella of the Linux System definition.
Durham, NC (October 13, 2020) - Open Invention Network (OIN), the largest patent non-aggression
community in history, announced today that it has further reduced patent risk associated with core
Linux and adjacent open source code through the measured expansion of the scope of its Linux System
Definition. To keep pace with innovation and safeguard broad-based adoption of open source code,
Open Invention Network periodically revises its Linux System coverage to include core code drawn
from the growing number of important open source projects.
In the current Linux System definition update, OIN’s ever expanding licensee community will benefit
from patent risk mitigation associated with the use of core software packages drawn from
Hyperledger, Apache Avro, Kafka, Spark, Hadoop, Automotive Grade Linux (AGL), Robot Operating
System (ROS), KDE Frameworks, Android AOSP 10, Eclipse Paho and Mosquito, among others. Of
particular note, OIN is incorporating the Linux implementations of exFAT into the scope of patent
non-aggression by virtue of this update. In total, the expansion includes 520 new software
components, bringing the total number of Linux System-protected packages to 3,393.
“Linux and open source software proliferation accelerates the pace of innovation across industries
as software becomes an increasingly important source of differentiation,” said Keith Bergelt, CEO
of Open Invention Network. “This Linux System expansion enables OIN to keep pace with open source
innovation, promoting patent non-aggression in the core. As open source grows, we will continue the
measured expansion of the Linux System and, at the same time, recruit more companies into the OIN
community to further mitigate patent risk associated with the use of core open source code.”
This, the eighth such update in OIN’s history, continues OIN’s well-established policy of applying
a conservative, consensus-driven and community-informed approach to the addition of core open
source functionality to the Linux System definition.
Open to all, OIN’s community practices patent non-aggression in core Linux and adjacent open source
technologies by cross-licensing Linux System patents to one another on a royalty-free basis.
Patents owned by Open Invention Network are similarly licensed royalty-free to any organization
that agrees not to assert its patents against the Linux System. The OIN license can be signed
online at http://www.j-oin.net/ .
About Open Invention Network
Open Invention Network (OIN) is the largest patent non-aggression community in history and supports
freedom of action in Linux as a key element of open source software (OSS). Patent non-aggression in
core technologies is a cultural norm within OSS, so that the litmus test for authentic behavior in
the OSS community includes OIN membership. Funded by Google, IBM, NEC, Philips, Sony, SUSE, and
Toyota, OIN has more than 3,300 community members and owns more than 1,300 global patents and
applications. The OIN patent license and member cross-licenses are available royalty-free to any
party that joins the OIN community. For more information, visit http://www.openinventionnetwork.com
.
###
Media-Only Contact:
Ed Schauweker
AVID Public Relations for Open Invention Network
ed@avidpr.com
+1 (703) 963-5238
———————————————
Edward Schauweker
Principal
703-963-5238
AVID Public Relations
Communicating IP Value
www.avidpr.com
[1] http://www.openinventionnetwork.com
[2] https://openinventionnetwork.com/linux-system/
[3] https://techbase.kde.org/KDE_Frameworks
[4] https://www.ros.org/