Bruce, This is big news - has anyone checked to see if the agreement for the OIN is in perpetuity? Or is their agreement to not pursue patents only for as long as they are members?
- Luke On 3/30/07 10:43 AM, "Bruce Momjian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here is a surprising article about how Oracle has made open source > projects, like PostgreSQL, safe from claims of infringing Oracle > patents: > > http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=A0F5F220-5940-470D-8564-CEA7E2D > 2B954. Oracle, like IBM, Sony, RedHat, and Novell, is now a member of > > Oracle, like IBM, Sony, RedHat, and Novell, is now a member of the Open > Invention Network, whose members all offer patent indemnification. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
