Business leaders became worried. While SCO's attacks petered out , patent trolls formally known as Patent Assertion Entities PAEs were increasing their attacks. So, open source friendly industry giants, including IBM, Novell, Philips, Red Hat, and Sony, formed the Open Invention Network OIN to create a bulwark against patent threats targeting Linux and open source technologies. Founded in 2005, the Open Invention Network OIN has evolved into a global community comprising over...
