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Sun Grants Access to 1,600+ Patents

Posted by timothy on from the read-that-fine-print-closely dept.

Insane_zoD writes "Looks like Sun is attempting to keep up with IBM in opening up patents for FOSS-based projects. From the news release: 'By giving open source developers free access to Sun OpenSolaris related patents under the Common Development and Distribution License (CDDL), the company is fostering open innovation and establishing a leadership role in the framework of a patent commons that will be recognized across the globe.'"

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  1. Re:Cool by essreenim · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Yeah, shit-eeee. From section 4.4 below:

    You may choose to offer, and to charge a fee for, warranty, support, indemnity or liability obligations to one or more recipients of Covered Software.

    I was wrong. This is completely incompatible with Linux!! At least you can always download the ISO's with Linux though. I usually do that or else use the ones that come with magazines.

    ..for personal use.