Google has today joined the Open Invention Network (OIN), a patent-sharing organization founded to create a legally protected environment for anyone who works with Linux.
The basic concept behind OIN is that all licensees as well as participants such as IBM, Oracle, NEC and Sony, agree to cross-license their Linux-based patents to the other licensees free of charge.
Its worth a mention that Google’s technology background is Linux-based. In fact, the servers used to power the internet giant’s search results are Linux-based servers.
This move re-enforces Google’s support for open-source software and reminds us all why we all fell in love with Google in the first place.
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