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“Typically when a company settles a patent lawsuit, it
focuses on getting safety for itself,” said Rob Tiller, Red Hat’s
VP and assistant general counsel for intellectual property, in a
statement. “But that was not enough for us, we wanted broad
provisions that covered our customers, who place trust in us, and
the open source community, whose considerable efforts benefit our
business.”
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