Nokia Corporation has announced that it allows all its patents to be used in the further development of the Linux Kernel. Nokia believes that open source software communities, like open standards, foster innovation and make an important contribution to the creation and rapid adaptation of technologies.
By issuing the Patent Statement, Nokia wishes to encourage others to follow in order to foster the open development model and innovation for the benefit of developers and users alike.
http://www.the3gportal.com/3gpnews/archives/007419.html
I hope more companies should comes in front to support OPEN SOURCE. After all, the basic idea behind open source is very simple: When programmers can read, redistribute, and modify the source code for a piece of software, the software evolves. People improve it, people adapt it, people fix bugs. And this can happen at a speed that, if one is used to the slow pace of conventional software development, seems astonishing.
The Origins and Future of Open Source Software : http://www.netaction.org/opensrc/future/
Regards,
Peeyush Maurya
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