January 27, 2026 — Marking its biggest structural update since its founding, OIN has unveiled a new community-supported funding model as part of OIN 2.0. After two decades of safeguarding Open Source Software from patent risks, OIN is shifting from relying on a small circle of financial backers to a broad, tiered participation approach. Individuals and small businesses will continue to join at no cost, while mid-sized and large companies contribute annual fees scaled to their revenue. Alongside this transition, OIN is expanding its protective scope with the debut of Linux System Table 13, adding more than 650 new OSS packages to its coverage. The AI Journal reports.

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