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Saturday, February 19, 2005

Computer Associates to license Patents to OSS Developers.

From

ZDnet.com:

"[...] Computer Associates plans to submit a portion of its patent portfolio to open-source developers, following moves by other technology companies delving into open source.

The Islandia, N.Y., company also intends to use its patents to defend against legal action directed at open-source products, according to a company representative. The timing of the patent donation and the terms governing use are still being worked out, the representative said. [...]"

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Yet Another Attempt to fool european decision makers that OSS and patents are not a problem.

# posted by zoobab : 20 February, 2005 14:02