Top Rackspace lawyer: “We’d love to get rid of software patents” | Ars Technica

posted on 12/10/2012 13:08 #patents

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“We’d love to get rid of software patents altogether,” Schoenbaum told us. He cited Red Hat, which he described as “a very important supplier to Rackspace,” as a major influence on Rackspace’s views on patent reform. Red Hat and Rackspace regularly appear in court together defending the Linux kernel against attacks by patent holders. “Philosophically we’re aligned” on patent issues, Schoenbaum said. Both companies, he said, are “concerned about the open source community.”

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