Comments on: Ask RedMonk: Open Source Indemnification - the Q&A http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2008/04/18/ask-redmonk-open-source-indemnification-the-qa/ because technology is just another ecosystem Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:08:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: mtg http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2008/04/18/ask-redmonk-open-source-indemnification-the-qa/#comment-366927 mtg Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:07:04 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2008/04/18/ask-redmonk-open-source-indemnification-the-qa/#comment-366927 The SUN/java versus Kodak settlement is not really a good example of patent negotiation in the context of a closed source code. The 3 corba-like patents of Kodak/Wang have to do with an object broker architecture not with the JVM, the libraries or even compilers. As such the constructs in question were already exposed in the language and its libraries (to make it blatant think about Jni (Java Native Interface for external calls) or Jini (service architecture w/ broker). This being said, there were seemingly many prior arts in this case. mtg The SUN/java versus Kodak settlement is not really a good example of patent negotiation in the context of a closed source code.

The 3 corba-like patents of Kodak/Wang have to do with an object broker architecture not with the JVM, the libraries or even compilers.

As such the constructs in question were already exposed in the language and its libraries (to make it blatant think about Jni (Java Native Interface for external calls) or Jini (service architecture w/ broker).

This being said, there were seemingly many prior arts in this case.

mtg

]]> By: Anthony Green http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2008/04/18/ask-redmonk-open-source-indemnification-the-qa/#comment-365891 Anthony Green Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:20:06 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2008/04/18/ask-redmonk-open-source-indemnification-the-qa/#comment-365891 The "offer"/"programs" link in the 3rd answer appears to be botched. It looks like a quote is missing in the href. The “offer”/”programs” link in the 3rd answer appears to be botched. It looks like a quote is missing in the href.

]]> By: Boycott Novell » The Linux Foundation and Novell (Plus Microsoft) http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2008/04/18/ask-redmonk-open-source-indemnification-the-qa/#comment-365649 Boycott Novell » The Linux Foundation and Novell (Plus Microsoft) Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:40:09 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2008/04/18/ask-redmonk-open-source-indemnification-the-qa/#comment-365649 [...] writes some more related notes in his Q&A/monologue-style page in order to explain this perplexing situation which he broadly refers to as “Open Source Indemnification”. While it remains possible [...] [...] writes some more related notes in his Q&A/monologue-style page in order to explain this perplexing situation which he broadly refers to as “Open Source Indemnification”. While it remains possible [...]

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