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Line 47: \|title = OSRM PR: Results of First-Ever Linux Patent Review Announced \|format = PDF \|~~deadurl~~url-status = ~~yes~~dead \|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080703214013/http://www.osriskmanagement.com/press_releases/press_release_080204.pdf \|archivedate = 2008-07-03 ~~\|df =~~ }}</ref> Line 73 ⟶ 72: ===Patent pools=== In 2005, [[IBM]], [[Novell]], [[Philips]], [[Red Hat]], and [[Sony]] founded the [[Open Invention Network]] (OIN). OIN is a company that acquires patents and offers them royalty free "to any company, institution or individual that agrees not to assert its patents against the [[Linux operating system]] or certain Linux-related applications".<ref>{{cite web \| date=November 10, 2005 \| url=http://www.openinventionnetwork.com/press_release11_05.php \| title=Open Invention Network formed to promote Linux and spur innovation globally through access to key patents \| publisher=[[Open Invention Network]] \| accessdate=April 17, 2006 \| ~~deadurl~~url-status=~~yes~~dead \| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060812033542/http://www.openinventionnetwork.com/press_release11_05.php \| archivedate=August 12, 2006 ~~\| df=~~ }}</ref> Novell donated the valuable [[Commerce One]] web services patents to OIN. These potentially threaten anyone who uses web services. OIN's founders intend for these patents to encourage others to join, and to discourage legal threats against Linux and Linux-related applications. Along with several other projects, [[Mono (software)\|Mono]] is listed as a covered project. Line 81 ⟶ 80: \|url = http://www.ftisa.org.za/ \|title = Freedom to Innovate South Africa \|~~deadurl~~url-status = ~~yes~~dead \|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070520060215/http://www.ftisa.org.za/ \|archivedate = 2007-05-20 ~~\|df =~~ }}</ref> Line 90 ⟶ 88: Some software companies who hold significant [[patent portfolio]]s have made non-aggression pledges to the free software community. These have varied in scope and have received a variety of responses. IBM,<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://linuxdevices.com/news/NS9492990539.html \|url-status=dead ~~\|deadurl=yes~~ \|title=Top patent awardee donates 500 patents to open source \|date=2005-01-11 Line 99 ⟶ 97: }}</ref> Sun, and Nokia<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://linuxdevices.com/news/NS8236182857.html \|url-status=dead ~~\|deadurl=yes~~ \|title=Nokia gives Linux bye on patents \|date=2005-05-26 Line 135 ⟶ 133: \|author3 = Nikos Drakos \|accessdate = 2009-12-07 \|~~deadurl~~url-status = bot: unknown \|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120910183540/http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=155733 \|archivedate = 2012-09-10 ~~\|df =~~ }}</ref> Line 174 ⟶ 171: \|url = http://techp.org/petition/show/1 \|title = Bruce Perens's petition criticising Novell \|~~deadurl~~url-status = ~~yes~~dead \|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090118053505/http://techp.org/petition/show/1 \|archivedate = 2009-01-18 ~~\|df =~~ }}</ref> In June 2007, [[Xandros]] announced a similar deal.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20070604183519938 \| title=Groklaw article on Xandros' Microsoft deal}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release \|url = http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/jun07/06-04XandrosPR.mspx \| title=Microsoft, Xandros Broad Collaboration Agreement Extends Bridge Between Commercial Open Source and Microsoft Software }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release \| url=http://forums.xandros.com/viewtopic.php?t=31406 \| title=Xandros community forums, first thread on this topic \| ~~deadurl~~url-status=~~yes~~dead \| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928031448/http://forums.xandros.com/viewtopic.php?t=31406 \| archivedate=2007-09-28 ~~\| df=~~ }}</ref> On June 13, 2007, a deal was reached between Microsoft and [[Linspire]].<ref>[http://desktoplinux.com/news/NS9642338710.html Linspire, Microsoft in Linux-related deal<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070616135029/http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS9642338710.html \|date=2007-06-16 }}</ref> In return, Linspire would change its default search engine from Google to Live search.<ref>[http://linux.slashdot.org/linux/07/06/14/1227201.shtml Slashdot \| Linspire Signs Patent Pact With MS<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Line 193 ⟶ 189: \|work=here be dragons \|quote=We have declined to discuss any agreement with Microsoft under the threat of unspecified patent infringements. }}</ref> as have [[Red Hat]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.zdnet.com.au/ubuntu-red-hat-reject-microsoft-patent-deal-339278741.htm \|title=Ubuntu, Red Hat reject Microsoft patent deal \|~~deadurl~~url-status=unfit \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607083033/http://www.zdnet.com.au/ubuntu-red-hat-reject-microsoft-patent-deal-339278741.htm \|archivedate=June 7, 2011 }}</ref> These have been joined by a weaker statement from [[Mandriva]]<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://corp.mandriva.com/webteam/2007/06/19/we-will-not-go-to-canossa/ \|title=We will not go to Canossa Line 214 ⟶ 210: \|url = http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS2013674721.html \|archive-url = https://archive.is/20130103223944/http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS2013674721.html \|~~dead-~~url-status = ~~yes~~dead \|archive-date = 2013-01-03 \|title = Patent-troll company attacks Novell and Red Hat

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