Linux Patent Pool to Push for 'defensive Publication'

Courtesy Digg Linux/Unix upcoming  Fri, 08/08/2008 - 09:58

"The more we can mobilize this community, the fewer patents that will actually be granted," said Keith Bergelt, who recently became CEO of the Open Invention Network.

"Whatever happens in the patent reform world in the next [U.S.] administration is great, but we have to act now to stop the granting of patents that threaten Linux and open-source in

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