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The 8 Biggest Open Source Milestones in 2018 | Tech Republic

Microsoft Joins OIN with 60,000 Open Source Patents | Fortune

OIN Adds Blockchain-related Software Patents | Bloomberg

OIN Takes on Patent Trolls | The Register

The Top 5 Linux and Open-Source Stories of 2018 | ZDNet

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We have an unrelenting focus to put customers at the center of what we do. Incorporating Open Source software is one of the ways we implement the best technologies in our systems to deliver services and experiences that our customers value and trust. At U.S. Bank, we are committed to technology innovation, and we are proud to join the Open Invention Network and support its role in protecting Open Source software.

Don RelyeaChief Innovation Officer, U.S. Bank

Open Source technologies, especially Embedded Linux, have enabled the rapid development of intelligent products that can be found throughout the infrastructure of homes. LIXIL’s participation in the OIN community shows our consistent commitment to open source innovation.

Yugo KanazawaChief Digital OfficerLIXIL

We see incredible value in the Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) communities. Our work in collecting, preserving and making source code available to developers, academics and government entities, will enable developers to continue to innovate. We are very pleased for OIN’s sponsorship and its support in maintaining the technical and scientific knowledge that may be lost without preservation and may be further useful to developers from an intellectual property perspective.

Robert DiCosmoFounder & CEOSoftware Heritage

Freedom to participate in open source projects and adopt Linux and other open source code has been enabled through broad based participation in the OIN cross-license, which has become a litmus test for authenticity in the open source community. Joining the OIN community demonstrates an explicit recognition among signatories of a commitment to open source technologies and the set of norms required around the appropriate use of patents in an increasingly open source-centric world. Companies that … Read more

Keith BergeltCEOOpen Invention Network

Having OpenStack in the core of our product, FishOS, we highly appreciate the value and importance of shared knowledge, experience, and technology of open source communities. Joining OIN emphasizes our commitment to developing and distributing open source technology. Thanks to expertise, software companies can mitigate the global patent risk to open source software like FishOS for all the market players – developers, vendors, customers, and end-users.

Kenneth TanCEO, Sardina Systems

For us, joining OIN is a statement. Linux has given MTU added value that can’t be expressed in euros. We have powerful software available for designing, configuring, and producing engines and for fleet management. One especially valuable aspect is the freedom to continuously further develop and refine perfectly tailored tools and methods to design and configure our high-tech products ourselves.

Nadia ZerelliHead of Engineering Systems, MTU Aero Engines

With the Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT) reshaping what is possible in industrial settings — improving productivity, enhancing operational efficiency and increasing customer choice — we view Linux and other open source projects as key enablers in the IIOT. The success of the IIOT is predicated on the ability to connect and manage widely distributed sensors and devices across numerous vertical industries and compute the data effectively on an industrial scale.

Peter KohlschmidtCTOMoxa

Infosys is actively taking open source, and open source based products, to all our enterprise customers, and so we are extremely excited to become part of OIN, and we encourage others to join OIN as well to support this very important initiative.

Navin BudhirajaSVP, Head of Architecture & TechnologyInfosys

Openness and sharing are the sources of innovation. Alibaba is excited to join Open Invention Network and share our cutting edge innovations with industry leaders.

Jiangwei JiangAlgorithm EngineerAlibaba Cloud Computing

Consistent with OIN’s mission to provide freedom of action in Linux, we believe it is important to reinforce the principle that Intellectual Property (IP) enforcement should be conducted in a manner that is rational and in consonance with the collaborative process that occurs in Open Source Software (OSS). We encourage all of our members to provide their unequivocal support for the GPL Cooperation Commitment.

Keith BergeltCEOOpen Invention Network