"Consider the following: You're a big open source shop that spends a lot of time developing Linux code. Now you get a vehicle to cross-license Linux-related patents without all the licensing hubbub from the likes of IBM, Oracle, and Google.
"Doesn't it make sense to become a licensee?
"Google announced that it will join the Open Invention Network (OIN), a patent sharing group. What's the big deal? Google is a Linux user not some vendor..."
