Novell patents to protect more than open source
Thursday, 14 October 2004 12:54 EST
Novell Inc has taken its new stance on software patents in order to protect innovation in the industry as a whole, not just the open source community, according to a European regulator.
The Waltham, Massachusetts-based Linux and identity management company this week vowed to use its patent portfolio to protect open source software products and voiced its opposition to proposed changes to the European Union software directive that would ease restrictions on software patents.
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