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Following in the footsteps of Open Source pioneers IBM and Red Hat, Google has taken a giant leap forward in preserving the purity of Open Source and Patents in the world of technology.\u00a0 In a recent blog post on Google’s “Open Source Blog”, Senior Patent Counsel, Duane Valz, makes a less-than-obvious attack on patent and money hungry technology companies (like the one named after that one fruit that Eve took a bite out of that started this whole mess).\u00a0 He states the importance of protecting this purity to ensure continued innovation in the world of computer software, and continued advancement in cloud computing, the mobile web, and the internet in general.<\/p>\n

Today, Google announced its “Open Patent Non-Assertion (OPN) Pledge<\/em>“.\u00a0 In it they pledge “NOT to sue any user, distributor or developer of open-source software on specified patents…unless first attacked.<\/em>“\u00a0 Gotta love that last part!\u00a0 Google, in their infinite wisdom, has included an Apple escape clause (Oops!\u00a0 Just came right out and said it that time).<\/p>\n

At this point Google has only identified 10 patents relating to MapReduce in their initial pledge list, but vow to expand on that list, adding “past, present or future<\/em>” open-source software that might rely on pledge patents.\u00a0 Good for you Google!<\/span><\/p>\n

Google, a member of the Open Invention Network, hopes to complement their efforts on cooperative licensing with this new pledge.\u00a0 They are working with “like-minded<\/em>” companies to develop patent agreements that would cut down on lawsuits.<\/p>\n

They claim that they will “continue to support patent reforms that would improve patent quality and reduce excessive litigation<\/em>“.\u00a0 The ultimate goal is to reduce the number of companies “required to defensively acquire ever more patents<\/em>“, and to remain committed to an open internet.\u00a0 The pledge includes, but is not limited to upholding the following ideals:<\/p>\n