2018年10月11日 星期四

微軟加入OIN

過去有關「Open Invention Network(直譯:開放發明網路)」的報導如:Open Invention Network用專利保護Linux(https://enpan.blogspot.com/2011/06/open-invention-networklinux.html

OIN's mission is to enable Linux

OIN (Open Invention Network) https://www.openinventionnetwork.com/


OIN的宗旨是:利用專利授權來保護Linux社群 - 透過收集、購買、授權等方式拿到有關Linux(開放源碼)的專利,並與各專利權人達成互相授權的協議,當Linux(開放源碼)相關技術遇到專利爭議時,可以合法透過授權或是對抗來幫助相關公司來面對。

也就是參與OIN的專利權人不能對Linux的相關技術主張專利權,截至目前有2631位加入OIN的專利權人:


微軟也於日前加入OIN,表示微軟不會對Linux等相關技術主張專利權。


微軟公司自己的報導:Microsoft joins Open Invention Network to help protect Linux and open source

面對過去與開放源碼的衝突,微軟現在選擇聆聽顧客與開發者的心聲,並堅定地委身在Linux與其他開放源碼的計畫中。
"We know Microsoft’s decision to join OIN may be viewed as surprising to some; it is no secret that there has been friction in the past between Microsoft and the open source community over the issue of patents. For others who have followed our evolution, we hope this announcement will be viewed as the next logical step for a company that is listening to customers and developers and is firmly committed to Linux and other open source programs."

期待貢獻OIN與其會員,微軟帶來了6萬件專利,期待與社群工作來幫助開放源碼開發者與使用者來保護Linux生態以及鼓勵以開放源碼軟體創新。
"We look forward to making our contributions to OIN and its members, and to working with the community to help open source developers and users protect the Linux ecosystem and encourage innovation with open source software."

OIN專利池(部分),宣稱自己有750件專利:


中文新聞:https://chinese.engadget.com/2018/10/11/microsoft-open-sources-60000-patents-to-help-linux/
英文新聞:https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/10/microsoft-open-sources-60000-patents-to-help-linux/

其實對微軟來說,幾年前就開始有類似的計畫,慢慢貼近開放源碼的社群,並一同開發應用軟體。



Ron

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