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Google pledges non-assertion on MapReduce patents for open source

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Google has announced that it will not be asserting ten patents it has received for its MapReduce technology when it comes to their use in open source or free software. The promise comes with a pledge that is specifically designed to reduce the patent threat to open source software.

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henke54 ·
Quote from that article on Heise : >The Google Patent Pledge is somewhat similar to Red Hat's Patent Promise except that Google's applies to specific patents where Red Hat's applies to its entire portfolio of patents.<

Goog should better take an example from RedHat : http://www.internetnews.com/blog/skerner/red-hat-defends-rac...

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Fettoosh ·
Quoting:The Google Patent Pledge is somewhat similar to Red Hat's Patent Promise except that Google's applies to specific patents where Red Hat's applies to its entire portfolio of patents.


There is no similarity at all, Red Hat offers indemnification (defend and protect against) while Google promises not to assert/sue only.

Quoting:The actual pledge says the company will not assert the patent against any developer, distributor or user of "Free or Open Source Software" for patent infringement.

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