Linux Has a New Best Friend: Google Increases Committment

Google has joined with major companies like IBM and Oracle plus other Open Invention Network (OIN) lovers, to help ‘protect’, if you like, the newly popular Linux operating system. The OIN is an organisation that uses Linux patents as a way of deterring potential patent infringement challenges.

The OIN was developed a couple of years ago to allow patents to be shared between organisiations and form a defense if a powerful company, such as Microsoft, decide to challenge Linux on the patent side of things.

“Ever since Google got its start, Linux has given us the power and flexibility we need to serve millions of users around the world,” said Chris DiBona, open-source programs manager at Google.

What do you think of the whole idea? Is the Linux really that much of a big deal? Personally, I think Linux has the potential to take over- big time.

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