Red Hat settles Hibernate patent suits, makes open source commun...

Courtesy Linux Today  Fri, 06/13/2008 - 05:45

IT News: "If Red Hat had taken the case to court and disputed the patents' validity, the company could have had the patent struck down thus preventing future litigation against open source projects that use similar technology, they argue."

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