On 08.12.2010 23:04, Kaiting Chen wrote: > On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 4:47 PM, Armando M. Baratti < > ambaratti.listas@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> What you may not know is that, as Novell was part of OIN (Open Invention >> Network), those that join OIN *before* the closing date for the acquisition >> (about january 23) will be protected from any harassment regarding these >> patents. >> This [2] Groklaw's article explains it in more detail. >> >> It works because the patents are granted perpetually to OIN members that >> have jointed before the closing date, even in the case of a sell (like >> occurred in this case). >> >> You don't need to have patents or be a company to join (for free) OIN. Any >> project (like Arch Linux), or even an individual can do it. >> > I could be totally wrong here, but as far as I know "Arch Linux" doesn't > actually exist as a legal entity. I haven't had time to read the linked > articles, but if this is the case would it even be possible for us to join > the OIN? --Kaiting. > I was contacted about my distro (live.linux-gamers.net) by OIN and now a member now. Apparently it works.
