Google entered 'Linux rescue team' from Microsoft

The world's leading Internet search provider Google officially announced its entry into the struggle to "rescue" Linux from Microsoft 's copyright lawyers.

Thus, Google has now officially become a member of Open Invention Network (OIN) - an alliance of major technology firms aimed at protecting open source software against legal battles.

OIN members, including big names like IBM, NEC, Novell, Philips, Red Hat, Sony and now adding Google, pledge not to sue each other with any issues regarding the Linux license. Every member has the freedom to access a collection of additional open source copyrights purchased at the expense of the alliance.

OIN joins, Google is called by the end-user license (end-user licensee) because it is simply not a company that has the function of trading, distributing or developing Linux source code. Google is just an internal Linux application firm.

Google open source software manager Chris DiBona said the issue of source code copyright is no longer a big deal, the companies will have a chance to focus more on developing the complete application. use instead of quitting each other.

Microsoft has said that Linux violated a total of 235 of its technology rights, threatening to charge royalty directly from users and distributors of the source operating system.

But once more and more big names join OIN, companies like Microsoft that want to 'attack' Linux will face many challenges. That is absolutely not an easy thing.

Hoang Dung