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" <bruce@momjian.us> 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_new...D-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.



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