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Re:Hello, GitHub by JohnL4 on Monday June 04, 2018 @04:47PM (#17232266)
Is the Open Invention Network still a thing? MS still hasn't joined, and is still using patents as a weapon, apparently.

https://www.infoworld.com/article/3042699/open-source-tools/...

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Re:Hello, GitHub by BigChiefSmokem on Monday June 04, 2018 @07:37PM (#17233660)
Doesn't the OIN secretly sell some of its patents to non-members and non-licensees? Sounds very strategic for the companies involved and this can lead to some serious consequences for any company who is targeted by an OIN patent.
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Re:Hello, GitHub by throwaway2048 on Monday June 04, 2018 @07:55PM (#17233758)
any sources for this?
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