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IBM Grants Universal and Perpetual Access To IP

Posted by samzenpus on from the free-at-last dept.

StonyandCher writes "IBM is making it easier to utilize its patented intellectual property to implement nearly 200 standards in the SOA, Web services, security and other spaces. Under a pledge issued by the company Wednesday, IBM is granting universal and perpetual access to intellectual property that might be necessary to implement standards designed to make software interoperable. IBM will not assert any patent rights to its technologies featured in these standards. The company believes its move in this space is the largest of its kind."

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  1. Re:Good first step... by Renegade88 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Yes, because Open Source is the answer to everything!

    How is it "logical" that IBM needs to open up their commercial products to entrench service standards? The standards should stand on their own. Open source products can embrace them regardless if commercial software remains closed.

  2. Re:Good first step... by tutwabee · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I agree. It is a big enough step for a large IT corporation such as IBM to freely open up so much of their intellectual property. These standards can be used by open source applications now. That is what really matters when it comes to open source and this issue.