Computerworld: CA Releases 14 Software Patents to Open-Source Developers | Linux Today

Computerworld: CA Releases 14 Software Patents to Open-Source Developers

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Todd R. Weiss
Sep 7, 2005

“In a move to support open-source software development, Computer
Associates International Inc. today announced that technologies
covered by 14 of its U.S. patents are being made available to
individuals and groups working on open-source projects.

“The move by the Islandia, N.Y.-based software vendor comes
eight months after IBM announced a similar move, when it opened 500
of its patents to the open-source community last January…”


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Todd R. Weiss

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