[vox] IBM to give free access to 500 patents

[Bill Kendrick]

Regardless of your feelings on software patents, it looks like IBM is
giving away 500 of their's:

  I.B.M. to Give Free Access to 500 Patents
  http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/11/technology/11soft.html   [reg req'd]

  IBM Gives FOSS Free Access to 500 Patents - Rethinks IP Management
  http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20050110235654673

  IBM Opens Their Patent Portfolio to Open Source
  http://www.sourcelicense.com/?q=node/9


This was on Slashdot today, so apologies to those who keep an extra
browser window open and refreshing every 30 minutes. :)

-bill!
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