Groklaw: Open Invention Network Takes on Mass – Facebook and HP Join
April 20, 2011 — Facebook and HP have joinded Open Invention Network today. In addition, Google is moving up from licensee to join Canonical as associate member, the second highest level.
The Register: Facebook, HP, and OpenStack Join Linux patent shield
April 20, 2011 — Facebook, HP, and the OpenStack project have joined the Open Invention Network (OIN), a consortium of organizations intent on protecting Linux and related open-source software from legal attack.
Slashdot: Linux Patent Protection Network Lures Facebook, HP
April 20, 2011 — Facebook, HP, Rackspace, Juniper, Fujitsu and dozens of other organizations have joined a group building a defensive patent portfolio to protect Linux-using members from potential lawsuits.
ZDNet: Microsoft gets Novell’s Patents rights but must share them with Open-Source Software
April 20, 2011 — The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced on April 20th, that in order to proceed with the first phase of their acquisition of certain patents and patent applications from Novell, …
DOJ limits Microsoft’s purchase of Novell patents
April 20, 2011 — Microsoft will not be able to keep patents it proposed to buy from Novell under an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday. Novell, distributor of the SUSE Linux OS, has …