OSDL to work on open-source code repository

Posted by ingridm on Oct 27, 2004 6:32 PM EDT
Ingrid Marson; By ZDNet UK
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Stuart Cohen, the chief executive officer of OSDL, told ZDNet UK on Tuesday that the organisation is currently working on an open-source database which could be used by companies or patent employees to check for prior art -- whether a patent application contains original work, or has already been worked on in the open-source community. But campaigners against software patents said this would have little impact and does not tackle the essential issue that patents stifle innovation.

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