IBM unveils software interoperability patent pledge

Vikingod · Jul 11, 2007, 05:11 PM

Source: vnunet
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IBM has granted "universal and perpetual" access to patents related to over 150 software interoperability standards.

The company claimed that the move is the largest of its kind, and that it will improve compatibility between computing devices and software.

IBM added, in what could be viewed as a thinly veiled criticism of Microsoft's recent moves to assert its ownership of key elements of the Linux operating system, that it hoped its actions would help to "discourage litigation".

Jul 11, 2007, 05:11 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	IBM unveils software interoperability patent pledge Source: vnunet _____________ IBM has granted "universal and perpetual" access to patents related to over 150 software interoperability standards. The company claimed that the move is the largest of its kind, and that it will improve compatibility between computing devices and software. IBM added, in what could be viewed as a thinly veiled criticism of Microsoft's recent moves to assert its ownership of key elements of the Linux operating system, that it hoped its actions would help to "discourage litigation".