轉載請註明：Linux人社區>英文資訊翻譯專版.編譯 英文原文： [img=15,15]http://www.osnews.com/images/gstaroff.gif[/img]Google announces Open Patent Non-assertion Pledge posted by Thom Holwerda on Thu 28th Mar 2013 23:16 UTC This. This is what we need. These are the kind of steps from which we all benefit. Googlehas just announced the Open Patent Non-Assertion Pledge: the company promises not to sue any users, distributors, or developers of open source products based on the patents it owns (unless first attacked).
As we all know, patents are busy tearing the very fabric of this industry apart. Whether it's small patent trolls attacking small startups, or large corporations like Apple and Microsoft attacking their competitors with dubious software patents, they are a huge damper on innovation, and lead to an unequal distribution of power from which we all suffer through reduced innovation, less competition, and higher prices.
