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Re: About the status of Microsoft .NET
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Panos Alevropoulos |
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Re: About the status of Microsoft .NET |
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Fri, 22 Dec 2023 13:13:26 +0200 |
On 23-12-22 00:32:51, J05HYYY wrote:
For the list's info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Invention_Network
Here in Europe we don't really have patents (:- living the dream)!
Many Thanks,
Josh
The OIN is a defensive patent pool that is indeed responsible for most
of GNU/Linux's protection against software patents. .NET is included in
its "Linux System" definition [0], which is a good thing, but we don't
know if it's enough.
Also, we do have software patents in Europe. Hundreds of thousands of
them. Many people seem to believe that we got rid of software patents in
some jurisdictions but that's not true [1]. Maybe I should write an
entry on ESP Wiki about the "No software patents myth" that is common in
the free software community.
[0]:
https://openinventionnetwork.com/linux-system-definition/table-11/breakdowns/packages/
[1]:
https://endsoftwarepatents.org/2021/08/the-threat-of-software-patents-persists/
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Panos Alevropoulos
End Software Patents Administrator
Free Software Foundation Licensing & Compliance Lab Member
Free Software Directory Administrator & Bureaucrat