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+9 AUGUST 2012: The [[XorgFoundation|X.Org Foundation]] has joined the [[http://www.openinventionnetwork.com/|Open Invention Network (OIN)]] patent

+non-aggression community in order to better protect the future of the X

+Window System.   OIN has granted the Foundation a license to use all of the

+patents they control or which are covered by agreements with other [[http://www.openinventionnetwork.com/licensees.php|OIN community members and licensees]], in exchange for a pledge from the Foundation

+to license back any patents which the Foundation may come into possession of.

+(Currently the Foundation owns no patents, but if we ever do, they will be

+covered by this agreement.)

+

+This will help protect the Foundation's resources and donations made to it

+against patent claims, allowing the Foundation to devote those resources and

+donations to the improvement of the window system itself.  The OIN definition

+of the "Linux System" for which patent claims are covered by the agreement

+has long included X Window System software packages, and thus the X.Org

+Foundation receives coverage for many of 1the software packages we release.

+

+Due to the reciprocal nature of the OIN agreement, the Foundation can only

+enter to this agreement on behalf of the Foundation, as we cannot pledge

+anyone else's patents to the OIN community.  Any vendors, distributors, or

+contributing organizations which wish to obtain similar protection should

+contact OIN directly about joining the OIN non-aggression community on their

+own, as described on [[http://www.openinventionnetwork.com/pat_license.php]].

+

+In order to more broadly protect the open source desktop software systems,

+the X.Org Foundation is also asking our members and contributors to

+participate in the defensive patent programs sponsored by OIN, the Software

+Freedom Law Center, and the Linux Foundation, under the Linux Defenders

+umbrella, including Defensive Publication to establish prior art citations

+for new techniques, and helping the X.Org Foundation locate and publish

+prior art references from our archives of computer graphics and window system

+research and development stretching back over 25 years, through the original

+X Consortium back to the project's founding at MIT.   Those who wish to help

+can learn about Defensive Publications at http://www.defensivepublications.org/

+and can contact the X.Org Foundation Board at board@foundation.x.org to be

+included in discussions about how to best utilize the X development archives.

+

+----

+

+The X.Org Foundation is a non-profit public charity dedicated to supporting

+and defending the ongoing development of open source graphics and window

+system software, centered around the X Window System, one of the oldest and

+most successful open source software projects in existence.   The X Window

+System software has become the standard graphical interface across Linux &

+Unix workstations and servers, and has been included in a growing number of

+mobile phones and tablets in recent years.   More information about the X.Org

+Foundation and X Window System may be found at [[http://www.x.org/]].

+

+----

+

+Open Invention Network® is an intellectual property company that was formed

+to promote Linux by using patents to create a collaborative environment. It

+promotes a positive, fertile ecosystem for Linux, which in turns drives

+innovation and choice in the global marketplace. This helps ensure the

+continuation of innovation that has benefited software vendors, customers,

+emerging markets and investors.   More information about OIN is available at

+[[http://www.openinventionnetwork.com/]].

+

+----

+

+Conceptualized by Open Invention Network and co-sponsored with the Software

+Freedom Law Center and The Linux Foundation, Linux Defenders is a first-of-

+its-kind program which combines free online intellectual property (IP)

+publication with defensive patent tools to provide the Linux and open source

+community an effective vehicle to reduce future patent concerns.  Linux

+Defenders serves as a portal for the Linux and broader open source community

+and seamlessly links to the Peer to Patent and Post-Issue Peer to Patent

+platforms that New York Law School manages.   The Linux Defenders web site

+is located at [[http://linuxdefenders.org/]].